Hamas to Stay out of Gaza Truce Talks, Iran Government Considers Israel Attack
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Wednesday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar, dimming hopes for a negotiated...
FBI Investigating After Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked by Iran
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. FBI said on Monday it was investigating after Donald Trump's presidential campaign said its internal communications were hacked and the campaign blamed the Iranian government.
The former president said on Saturday that...
Iran Dismisses European Calls for Restraint Amid Mideast Tensions
DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Calls from France, Germany and Britain that Iran should exercise restraint with regards to Israel "lack political logic and contradict principles of international law," Iran's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
The three European countries issued a statement on Monday...
War Is Not in Anyone’s Interest, UK PM Tells Iran’s Pezeshkian
LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday, asking him to refrain from attacking Israel and saying that war was not in anyone's interest, his office...
Islamic Republic Faces Challenges As It Prepares Response to Haniyeh Killing
By Ahmad Rafat
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political office, was killed in Tehran on July 31. In response, the Islamic Republic quickly announced its plan to take retaliatory action against Israel, even though...
Israeli Minister Tells US That Large-Scale Iranian Attack Expected, Axios Reports
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post...
Iran’s President Nominates Abbas Araghchi as Foreign Minister
DUBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Abbas Araghchi was nominated on Sunday as Iran's foreign minister by President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's parliament speaker announced live on the Student News Network.
"From tomorrow morning, parliamentary commissions will start reviewing the...
Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked, Blames Iran
By Kanishka Singh and Nathan Layne
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's U.S. presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran...
Jordan Will Not Be a Battlefield for Iran or Israel, Foreign Minister Warns
CAIRO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Saturday that the kingdom would not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel, as the region braces for a possible new wave of attacks by Tehran...
After Hijabs, Iran’s Morality Police Have A New Target: Men In Shorts
Kayhan-London
August 10, 2024
LONDON — Iran's authorities, evidently oblivious to the country's numerous other problems, have been pressing on with their unpopular hijab crackdown. The initiative is intended to enforce modesty and Islamic dress norms, which typically...
