How an Iran Regime’s Ally in Iraq Was Made to Stand Down
By Timour Azhari
BAGHDAD, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A powerful Iraqi faction that led dozens of attacks against U.S. forces since October was pushed to announce a suspension of attacks through pressure from Tehran and ruling Iraqi...
US Targets Iranian, Hezbollah Financial Network, Treasury Dept Says
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three entities and one individual in Lebanon and Turkey for "providing critical financial support" to a financial network used by Iran's Quds Force and...
Islamic Republic Warns of Decisive Response to Any US Attack
DUBAI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iran will respond to any threat from the United States, Iranian Revolutionary Guards' chief Hossein Salami said on Wednesday, as Washington weighs its response to the killing of American servicemen by...
Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Threaten More Attacks on US, British Warships
By Jana Choukeir and Nadine Awadalla
DUBAI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said on Wednesday it would keep up attacks on U.S. and British warships in the Red Sea in what it called acts of self defence, stoking fears of...
Iran Regime-Aligned Kataib Hezbollah Says It Suspends Attacks on US Forces
By Timour Azhari
BAGHDAD, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah announced on Tuesday the suspension of all its military operations against U.S. troops in the region, in a decision aimed at preventing "embarrassment"...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Steps Up Executions In Its Battle for Survival
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic’s execution machinery shows no signs of slowing down.
Iran executed at least 70 people in January alone. The number of those killed by the regime in 2023 exceeded 700.
In recent...
Pentagon Says It Is Not Seeking War With Iran After Jordan Attack
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday vowed the U.S. would take "all necessary actions" to defend its troops after a deadly drone attack in Jordan by Iran-backed militants, even as President Joe...
What Is Iran Regime’s ‘Axis of Resistance’, Which Groups Are Involved?
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Groups backed by Iran have been waging attacks on Israeli and U.S. targets since war erupted between its Palestinian ally Hamas and Israel on Oct. 7, a campaign that has regionalised the Gaza conflict...
Syria State Media Says Iranian Advisers Were Killed in Israeli Attack South of Capital
DAMASCUS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Syrian state media said on Monday that Iranian advisers were among those killed in an Israeli attack south of the capital, in a rare acknowledgment by Damascus of Iranian casualties in Israeli strikes...
US, UK Impose Sanctions on Network That Targeted Iran Dissidents for Assassination
By Doina Chiacu and Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The United States and Britain on Monday imposed sanctions on a network of people who targeted Iranian dissidents and opposition activists for assassination at Iran's direction, the U.S....
