Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Iran Says Envoy Will Remain in Beirut, Defying Order to Leave

BEIRUT, March 30 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday its ambassador to Lebanon would remain in his post in Beirut, defying the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, which has declared him persona non grata and told him to leave. https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/saudi-arabia-orders-iranian-military-attache-four-embassy-staff-to-leave/ With war raging in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, the Iranian envoy's status has emerged as a...

Trump Says Intel Chief Tulsi Gabbard ‘Softer’ Than Him on Iran Nuclear Issue

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, March 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at differences among his top aides on their approach to Iran, saying that his intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard was...

Pakistan, Afghanistan Trade Fire as Islamabad Prepares to Host US-Iran Talks

KABUL, March 30 (Reuters) - Afghanistan and Pakistan have traded heavy fire, both sides said, days after they announced a temporary pause in fighting, escalating tensions in the volatile region as Islamabad said it hopes to host potential talks between...

Pakistan Hosts Regional Powers for Iran Talks, With Focus on Hormuz Proposals

By Ariba Shahid, Jonathan Spicer and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL, March 29 (Reuters) - Pakistan hosted talks with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sunday as part of its efforts to broker an end to the Iran war, with initial...

Missile Fired From Yemen as Israel and US Target Iran

By Menna AlaaElDin, Nayera Abdallah and Humeyra Pamuk CAIRO/PARIS, March 28 (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday it had detected a missile fired from Yemen, the first since the Iran war began, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the...
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Chinese Ships Halt Attempt to Exit Hormuz Despite Iran Safe Passage Assurances

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) / WooGlobe via Reuters Connect Two Chinese container ships turned backed after trying to exit the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, ship-tracking data showed, despite...
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EXCLUSIVE – U.S. Can Only Confirm About a Third of Iran’s Missile Arsenal Destroyed,...

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Jonathan Landay and Erin Banco WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran's vast missile arsenal as the U.S. and Israeli war on...

Europeans to Press Rubio Over Russian Support for Iran at G7 Meeting

By John Irish, Andrew Gray and Humeyra Pamuk VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France, March 27 (Reuters) - European powers accused Russia of helping Iran target U.S. forces in the Middle East war and said they would raise the issue on Friday with...

Israel Took Iran’s Araqchi, Qalibaf off Hit List After Pakistan Request to US, Pakistani...

By Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, March 26 (Reuters) Israel removed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf from its hit list after Pakistan urged Washington to press Israel not to target them, a Pakistani source with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters on Thursday. "The Israelis had...

Iran Hardliners Ramp up Calls for a Nuclear Bomb, Sources Say

By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall March 26 (Reuters) - The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating U.S.-Israeli attack is getting louder, more public and more insistent, sources...