Iran Foreign Minister Continues Regional Tour With Syria
DUBAI, April 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian left Oman to visit Syria's capital Damascus a week after Iran's consulate there was targeted in a suspected Israeli attack, state media reported on Monday.
Iran has vowed to avenge...
Israel Prepared to Handle Any Developments With Iran, Defence Chief Says
JERUSALEM, April 7 (Reuters) - Israel's defence minister said on Sunday the country was ready to handle any scenario that may develop with its foe Iran as it stayed on alert for a possible retaliatory attack...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Visits Oman on Regional Tour
DUBAI, April 7 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian travelled to Oman on Sunday on the first leg of a regional tour, the ministry said, almost a week after a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
"Amirabdollahian is travelling to...
UK Security Firm Says Vessel Targeted Near Yemen’s Hodeidah
CAIRO, April 6 (Reuters) - British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday it had received information that a vessel had been targeted around 61 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah in Yemen.
Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime...
Strike on Iran’s Consulate in Syria Is ‘Turning Point’, Hezbollah Head Says
BEIRUT, April 5 (Reuters) - The head of Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah said on Friday that Israel's strike on Iran's consulate in Damascus this week marked a "turning point" since Oct. 7, when Palestinian group Hamas...
Iran Says Senior ISIS Member and Others Arrested
April 6 (Reuters) - Iranian police on Saturday announced the arrest of a senior operative of Islamic State with two other members of the group accused of planning a suicide attack during next week's celebrations marking...
Netanyahu Says Israel Acting in Self Defense Against Iran
JERUSALEM, April 4 (Reuters) - Israel braced on Thursday for the possibility of a retaliatory attack after its suspected killing of Iranian generals in Damascus this week, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country would harm "whoever...
Iran Government Holds Funeral for Officers Killed in Embassy Strike
April 5 (Reuters) - Iran held a funeral on Friday for seven officers killed in a suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy compound in Syria this week, an unprecedented attack for which Tehran has vowed to take...
US Issues Fresh Iran-Related Sanctions Targeting Vessel Owner
WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed new Iran-related counterterrorism sanctions against Oceanlink Maritime DMCC and its vessels, citing its role in shipping commodities on behalf of the Iranian military.
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Iran Embassy Strike Shows Israel’s Growing Reach as Mideast Boils
By Parisa Hafezi, Laila Bassam, Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Dan Williams
DUBAI, April 4 (Reuters) - Hounded by months of deadly Israeli attacks in Syria, Iranian military commanders thought it safe to convene a top-level meeting inside Iran's embassy compound in...
