ANALYSIS: Can Israel and Hezbollah Both Claim Success After Weekend Strikes?
Source: THE CONVERSATION
By: Ian Parmeter - Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
For weeks, Israel had been anticipating a major attack from Hezbollah in retaliation for its killing of Hezbollah commander...
Iranian Official Warns Against Closing Addict Shelters, Says It Will Worsen Epidemic
By Azadeh Karimi
A recent move by the Iranian government to release thousands of drug addicts from state-run shelters will worsen the COVID-19 epidemic in the country, Zahra Nejad-Bahram, a member of Tehran City Council,...
EU Plays Down Chance of Any Iran Talks Outside Vienna
By Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop
LUXEMBOURG, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday played down the prospect of serious talks on Iran's nuclear programme outside the framework of negotiations between world powers and Iran in...
ANALYSIS: Why Is Iran Experiencing Power Cuts and Gas Shortages?
By Roshanak Astaraki
The director of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) Isa Kalantari has said the public must reduce its gas consumption or face frequent power outages.
In comments reported by the Tehran-based Tejarat News on...
Israel Presses Ahead in Battle Against Iran Regime-Backed Hamas in Southern Gaza
By Bassam Masoud and Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA/CAIRO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified across Gaza on Monday, fuelling fears flagged by the United Nations at the weekend of a breakdown in public order...
Top Hezbollah Commander Among 12 Killed in Israeli Strike on Beirut
By Laila Bassam and Maayan Lubell
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike on Beirut on Friday, vowing to press on with...
Iran Oil Cargo Previously Seized by U.S. Unloads in Syria – Ship Tracker
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian-flagged tanker on Friday delivered an oil shipment to Syria which the United States had previously confiscated around Greece, ending months of uncertainty about the cargo, a ship tracker said.
The seizure...
U.N. Defines Holocaust Denial, Urges Social Media Firms to Fight It
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday agreed on a definition of denial of the Holocaust, when the Nazis killed 6 million Jews during World War...
UK, Germany, Russia Urge Restraint as Iranian Threat Puts Middle East on Edge
April 11 (Reuters) - Russia, Germany and Britain on Thursday urged countries in the Middle East to show restraint and Israel said it was preparing to "meet all its security needs" in a region on edge...
Saudi Arabia Assists Iranian Oil Tanker in Red Sea, No Injuries
RIYADH, May 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's coast guard assisted an Iranian oil tanker with engine trouble off the coast of Jeddah in the Red Sea after Riyadh received a request for help from Iran, the state...
