ANALYSIS: After Currency Devaluation, Iran’s Economic Outlook Is Bleak
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Iranian foreign exchange (forex or FX) market experienced one of its most volatile periods in the last week of January, with a dramatic devaluation of the Iranian rial.
On Jan. 23, the...
Iran Foreign Minister Expected in Lebanon, Syria in Coming Days
DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will travel to Lebanon and Syria to discuss various regional issues, Iranian and Syrian media reported on Thursday.
Iranian media said he would be in Lebanon on...
Kataib Hezbollah Commander Killed in Baghdad in US Strike
By Ahmed Rasheed and Timour Azhari
BAGHDAD, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon has blamed for attacking its troops, was killed in a U.S. strike...
Munich Security Conference Did Not Invite Russian, Iran Officials This Year
By Andreas Rinke
BERLIN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russian and Iranian government officials have not been invited to this year's Munich Security Conference, as they did not seem open to meaningful dialogue, according to the man chairing the...
ANALYSIS: Why the U.S. Is Avoiding Direct Military Confrontation With Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
The U.S. has launched a series of retaliatory strikes on the military bases of Iran-backed groups in the Middle East. The U.S. military has used its supersonic strategic heavy B1 bombers to...
Israel, Iran Regime-Aligned Hamas Inch Closer to Ceasefire
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Samia Nakhoul, Andrew Mills and Humeyra Pamuk
DOHA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go...
Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Say They Fired at and Damaged Two Ships in Red Sea
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday they had fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, causing damage to the ships.
The Houthis have been targeting commercial vessels with drones and missiles...
Pentagon Not Aware of Any Iranians Being Killed in Recent Strikes
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday that it was not aware of any Iranian deaths in the recent U.S. strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria.
The United States launched airstrikes in Iraq...
Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Fire Missiles at Two Ships in the Red Sea
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, they said on Tuesday, causing minor damage to a cargo ship that was sailing off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah.
The...
US Intends Further Strikes Against Iran Regime-Backed Groups
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari
WASHINGTON/ADEN/BAGHDAD, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser said on Sunday,...
