Turkey, Iran Agree on Need to Avoid Escalating Mideast Tensions -Erdogan
ANKARA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he and Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi agreed at a meeting on Wednesday on the need to avoid steps that could further threaten Middle East stability three months...
UN Chief: Israel Rejection of Two-State Solution Will Embolden Extremists
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said it was "unacceptable" for Israel's government to reject a two-state solution to its conflict with the Palestinians, warning that the move...
US Strikes Targets in Iraq After Forces Wounded
By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Timour Azhari
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The United States carried out strikes in Iraq against three facilities linked to Iran-backed militia on Tuesday, the Pentagon said, after a weekend attack on...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic’s Strikes Against Pakistan Are Strategic Blunder
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic’s recent missile and drone attacks on neighboring countries are part of its broader plan to establish itself as a regional power. These missile strikes and other operations conducted by...
Iran Government Executes Protester Charged With Murder
DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Iran executed on Tuesday a man charged with killing a police officer and injuring five others after running them over with a car during a nationwide protest movement in 2022, the judiciary's...
Russia’s Lavrov Discusses Middle East With Iran
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his counterparts from Iran, Turkey and Lebanon ahead of the United Nations Security Council meeting on Tuesday due to discuss the Middle East, the Russian...
US Aims at Iran Links With Sanctions on Hamas Financial Networks, Iraqi Airline
By Arshad Mohammed, Simon Lewis and Timour Azhari
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Hamas-affiliated financial exchanges in Gaza, an Iraqi airline and backers of Iranian-linked militias in Iraq, accusing all of...
ANALYSIS: Was ISIS the True Perpetrator of the Deadly Kerman Attacks?
By Ahmad Rafat
Iranian intelligence agencies have blamed Daesh (ISIS) and even Israel for the two bomb attacks on Jan. 3, which killed 90 people and injured 200 in the southeastern province of Kerman. Yet...
Fighter Jet Breaking Sound Barrier Caused ‘Blast’ in Iran’s Semnan Province
DUBAI, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The cause of a large blast in Iran's Semnan province was determined as a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier on Monday, state media reported.
Iranian state media had earlier said a large...
Soccer- Iran Scores Victory Over Hong Kong
By Michael Church
Jan 22 (Reuters) - Talking points from the week in Asian football:
QATAR MAINTAIN PERFECT START TO ASIAN CUP TITLE DEFENCE
Defending champions and tournaments hosts Qatar became the first nation to progress to the last...
