Lebanese Christian Party Says It Won’t Join Gov’t on Hariri’s Terms
BEIRUT, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Lebanon's largest Christian political party will not join a new government under the terms set by caretaker premier Saad al-Hariri, but will not obstruct the formation of a new...
ANALYSIS: IRGC Is Main Obstacle in Talks to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal
By Ahmad Rafat
In the past few weeks, there have been intense discussions on whether the U.S. should remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) in the...
Iraq Cannot Name New Premier Without Iran’s Approval, Analyst Says
By Ahmad Rafat
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington is “closely watching the Iraqi prime minister-designate Mustafa Al-Kadhimi” as he tries to form a new government.
“Iraqi leaders need to cast aside the country’s sectarian...
On Mahsa Anniversary, More Than 30 Countries Urge Gender Equality in Iran
By Natasha Phillips
Public statements by 32 countries condemning the Islamic Republic of Iran for its brutal and targeted oppression of women have been issued on the two-year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death.
The death on...
U.S., Iran Ease Conflict Fears but Threats Keep Crisis Rolling
By Babak Dehghanpisheh, Parisa Hafezi and Ahmed Aboulenein
DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran spurned the U.S. president's call for a new nuclear pact and its commanders threatened more attacks as the Middle East remained on edge...
Iran Faces Second Year of Big Wheat Imports After Drought, Says Grain Union
May 10 (Reuters) - Iran will need to import at least 7 million tonnes of wheat in the year to March 2023, marking a second year of high imports as drought continues to affect domestic production, the...
Prospects for Reviving Iran Nuclear Deal “Tenuous” at Best -U.S.
WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are shaky at best and Washington is ready to tighten sanctions on Tehran and respond to "any Iranian escalation" with Israel and other allies if...
Jailed US Resident Excluded From Iran Hostage Deal Begins Hunger Strike, His Son Says
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. permanent resident detained in Iran since 2016 has begun a hunger strike in protest of his exclusion from last week's deal between Washington and...
Iran Says Army and Guards Helped Quell Unrest, Blames ‘U.S. Agents’
DUBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Iranian troops and members of the elite Revolutionary Guards helped police quell violent unrest in Kermanshah province this week, Iranian officials said on Saturday, accusing "U.S. agents" of being...
Iran’s Former Ambassador to U.S. Amir Aslan Afshar Passes Away in France
Amir Aslan Afshar, Iran’s former Ambassador to the U.S. and the last Chief of Protocol of the Imperial Court, passed away in Nice, France on Feb. 18 at the age of 101.
Dr. Afshar was...
