Killed Hezbollah Commander Aqil Was Wanted for Deadly 1983 US Embassy, Marine Blasts
BEIRUT, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than...
Which Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders Have Been Assassinated?
By Jana Choukeir
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and security sources in Lebanon said, escalating a year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed...
Operation to Tow Stricken Tanker and Avert Spill Starts in Red Sea
ATHENS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The operation has started to tow a Greek-registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants last month, a shipping source told Reuters on Saturday.
Towing the...
France Summoned Iran’s Chief Diplomat in Paris Over Tensions on Ballistic Missiles
PARIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry on Thursday summoned Iran's diplomatic charge d'affaires in the country over the alleged transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia, a diplomatic source said on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
Charges Expected in Alleged Iran Hack on Trump Campaign, Washington Post Reports
Sept 12 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are preparing to file criminal charges after the Trump campaign said in August that some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, the Washington Post reported on...
UK Summons Iranian Charge D’Affaires Over Transfer of Ballistic Missiles to Russia
LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Britain's foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned Iran's charge d'affaires, the country's most senior diplomat in London, over the transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.
"Today, in coordination with European partners and upon instruction from the...
Germany Expels Iranian Head of Banned Muslim Association
FRANKFURT, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Germany has told the Iranian head of the recently banned Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) that he is being expelled from the country and has two weeks to leave, authorities in Hamburg...
Meta Says Iranian Group Tried to Target Trump, Biden Officials’ WhatsApp Accounts
By Katie Paul
Aug 23 - Meta META.O said on Friday it had identified possible hacking attempts on the WhatsApp accounts of U.S. officials from the administrations of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, blaming the...
ANALYSIS: What Is Islamic State, the Group Implicated in Germany Stabbing?
By Michael Georgy
DUBAI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Islamic State has described the 26-year-old Syrian man taken into custody after a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen as a "soldier" of the group.
Though largely crushed by...
Islamic Republic-Backed Hamas Says New Gaza Proposal Too Close to Israel’s Demands
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Palestinian group Hamas said on Sunday that a new proposal meant to bridge the gaps between Israel and the Islamist armed group over a Gaza ceasefire were too...
