French President Macron Says U.S Easing of Russia Oil Sanctions Is Temporary and Limited
PARIS, March 13 (Reuters) - The United States' waivers on sanctions against some Russian oil products to tame a price surge in oil are temporary and limited, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, adding that...
Netanyahu Threatens Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Defends Joint Assault with US
By Maayan Lubell and Rami Ayyub
JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran's new supreme leader as he sought to use his first press conference since...
Iran’s New Supreme Leader Vows to Keep Hormuz Shut in Defiant First Remarks
By Parisa Hafezi and Maya Gebeily
DUBAI/BEIRUT, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut as leverage against the United States and Israel, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday...
Oil Tankers Burn Near Iraq as Iranian Strikes Defy Trump’s Claim to Have Won...
By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Bo Erickson
DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran appeared to have set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning...
Iran Tells World to Get Ready for Oil at $200 a Barrel as It...
By Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell
DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 11 (Reuters) - Iran said the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel as its forces hit merchant ships on Wednesday and the International Energy Agency...
Former Afghan Captain Popal Backs Iran Players’ Asylum Bid, Calls for More Support
By Lucy Thomson
March 11 (Reuters) - The former captain and founding member of Afghanistan's women's football team, Khalida Popal, has praised the courage of Iranian women footballers who sought asylum in Australia, while calling on FIFA and...
Air Strikes Reported Across the Middle East, Iran Clamps Down on Dissent
By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Phil Stewart
DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Israel traded air strikes with Iran across the Middle East on Wednesday as the besieged Tehran government warned its state security forces...
Much of Iran’s Near-Bomb-Grade Uranium Likely to Be in Isfahan, IAEA’s Grossi Says
By Forrest Crellin
PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) - Almost half of Iran's uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, a short step from weapons-grade, was stored in a tunnel complex at Isfahan and is probably still there, U.N. nuclear watchdog...
Turkey Says Second Iranian Ballistic Missile Shot Down by NATO Defences in Airspace
ANKARA, March 9 (Reuters) - NATO air defences in the eastern Mediterranean have shot down a second ballistic missile that was fired from Iran and entered Turkey's airspace, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Monday, warning that it...
Iran’s Choice of Mojtaba Khamenei Appears to Close Path to Swift End to War
By Parisa Hafezi and Maayan Lubell
DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 9 (Reuters) - Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader on Monday, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge and appearing to close off any path to a swift...
