Hamas Chief Sinwar Thanks Hezbollah in Letter to Nasrallah
BEIRUT, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Hamas chief Yehya Sinwar thanked the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for his group's support in the conflict with Israel, Hezbollah said on Friday, in the first reported message since Sinwar...
Charges Expected in Alleged Iran Hack on Trump Campaign, Washington Post Reports
Sept 12 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are preparing to file criminal charges after the Trump campaign said in August that some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, the Washington Post reported on...
Iranian Directors Including Rasoulof In the Spotlight at Toronto Film Festival
By Ahmad Rafat
Mohammad Rasoulof, the Iranian filmmaker who secretly escaped Iran earlier this year, is back in the spotlight at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) with “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which...
Tehran Has Not Delivered Missiles to Russia, Foreign Minister Says
DUBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday that Tehran had not delivered any ballistic missiles to Russia and sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States and three European powers would not...
UK Summons Iranian Charge D’Affaires Over Transfer of Ballistic Missiles to Russia
LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Britain's foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned Iran's charge d'affaires, the country's most senior diplomat in London, over the transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.
"Today, in coordination with European partners and upon instruction from the...
EXCLUSIVE: UN Ex-Rapporteur Postpones Trip to US Following Iran Regime Threats
By Natasha Phillips
Dr. Javaid Rehman, the United Nations’s former Rapporteur on the Islamic Republic of Iran, said he was postponing a planned visit to the US in September after facing threats from Iranian officials for...
Russian Lawmaker Warns the West Over Supplies of Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine
MOSCOW, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Russia will consider the United States and its allies to be parties to the Ukraine war and Moscow will use more powerful weapons if the West allows Ukraine to use long-range...
Iran’s President Visits Iraq on His First Foreign Trip
By Elwely Elwelly and Timour Azhari
DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Iraq on Wednesday on his first foreign trip, signalling the clerical establishment's intention to strengthen ties with a strategic ally of...
France, Germany, UK Condemn Iran Over Ballistic Missiles, Target New Sanctions
BERLIN/LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The governments of France, Germany and Britain condemned the transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia, said they would cancel bilateral air services agreements with Iran and work towards sanctioning airline Iran Air.
The announcement came after U.S. Secretary of...
US Says Russia Received Missiles From Iran, Piles on Sanctions
By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis
LONDON/WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Russia has received ballistic missiles from Iran for its war in Ukraine, the United States said on Tuesday as it imposed fresh sanctions on ships and companies it said...