Thursday, October 29, 2026

EXCLUSIVE-Iran Tells Houthis to Close Red Sea Gateway if US Hits Power Network, Sources...

#Iran, #Houthis, #RedSea, #UnitedStates, #PowerNetwork By Parisa Hafezi, Samia Nakhoul and Jonathan Saul DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the...

U.S. Strikes Iran Again as Tehran Warns of ‘Existential War’ With America

By Enas Alashray, Tala Ramadan and Yomna Ehab #US, #Iran, #Tehran, #ExistentialWar, #USIranConflict CAIRO/DUBAI, July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. struck Iran's coastal defenses and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of its ports, while Iran threatened to...

U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes Against Iran as Escalation Threatens Shipping

By Enas Alashray and Tala Ramadan #US, #Iran, #FreshStrikes, #MilitaryEscalation, #Shipping CAIRO/DUBAI, July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran's coastal defence systems and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade...

What Is Pickaxe Mountain, the Iranian Nuclear-Linked Site Threatened by Trump?

#PickaxeMountain, #IranNuclearProgram, #DonaldTrump, #NuclearSite, #USIranConflictz   July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to attack a site linked to Iran's nuclear programme known as Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified facility buried deep underground near one of Tehran's main nuclear...

Trump Resumes Iran Port Blockade and Threatens Strikes on Energy Targets

By Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly, Tala Ramadan and Kanishka Singh   #Trump, #Iran, #PortBlockade, #EnergyTargets, #USIranConflict CAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and threatened to hit power plants...

U.S. Issues New Iran-Related Sanctions and a General License

#US, #Iran, #Sanctions, #GeneralLicense, #TreasuryDepartment July 14 (Reuters) - The United States has issued new Iran-related sanctions and a general license, according to details posted to the Treasury Department's website on Tuesday. The sanctions target several individuals, entities and...

Lawmakers Seek to Counter China, Iran Repression Tactics on U.S. Soil

#Lawmakers, #China, #Iran, #RepressionTactics, #USSoil, #TransnationalRepression By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to increase penalties for foreign government agents who threaten people on U.S. soil, a move aimed...

OPINION: UK Decision to Proscribe the IRGC Is Welcome

By Sarah Sackman / Member of Parliament for Finchley and Golders Green For many members of Finchley and Golders Green’s Iranian community, the threat posed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is not an...

ANALYSIS – After Hormuz, Iran Turns to Red Sea Gateway as New Pressure Point

By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway...

India Protests to Iran Over Killing of Seafarer in Strait of Hormuz

NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - The Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it had lodged a strong protest with Iran after summoning its deputy ambassador over the killing of an Indian seafarer in the Strait of...