Iraq Backtracks After Hezbollah, Houthis Mistakenly Listed for Asset Freeze
By Jana Choukeir
BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iraq will remove Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis from an asset-freeze list, officials said on Thursday, after the Iran-aligned groups were mistakenly included in an earlier government publication, prompting confusion...
US Tries to Curb Iran-Backed Militias with Iraq amid Oil Pipeline Battle
By Ahmed Rasheed, Maha El Dahan, Humeyra Pamuk and Anna Hirtenstein
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iranian drones swept through the mountain air of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region in mid-July, homing in on their targets: oilfields run...
Repaired Sahand Destroyer, Floating Base Join Iranian Navy, State Media Say
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Nov 29 (Reuters) - The Sahand destroyer, which capsized during repairs last year, has been recommissioned into the Iranian Navy along with the Kurdistan floating base, Iran’s state media reported on Saturday.
The move is aimed at “strengthening naval...
Iran Seizes Eswatini-Flagged Vessel For Smuggling Fuel
DUBAI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Iran seized on Sunday an Eswatini-flagged vessel carrying 350,000 litres of smuggled fuel, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
"We seized a vessel carrying smuggled fuel in the form of gasoil and flying...
Hezbollah Leader Leaves Open Possibility of New War with Israel
BEIRUT, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The head of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said on Friday it retained the right to respond to Israel's killing days ago of its top military commander and left open the possibility...
Rocket Attack Shuts Down Iraq’s Khor Mor Gas Field, Bringing Power Cuts
By Ahmed Rasheed
BAGHDAD, Nov 27 (Reuters) - A rocket attack hit a storage tank at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the Kurdistan region, shutting production and causing power cuts, joint field operator Dana Gas DANA.AD said...
Hamas Attack Victims Sue Binance for Allegedly Allowing Payments to Militia Group
By Jonathan Stempel
Nov 24 (Reuters) - Victims of Hamas' October 2023 attack on Israel sued Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao, accusing them of facilitating millions of dollars in payments to the group and other U.S.-designated...
Israel Kills Hezbollah Military Leader in Beirut Strike
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Israel killed militant group Hezbollah's top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday, the Israeli military said, despite a U.S.-brokered truce a year ago.
The strike,...
Democrat Demands Release of Trump-Saudi Call from 2019 After Khashoggi’s Death
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A Democratic lawmaker who served on Donald Trump’s National Security Council in his first term urged the White House on Friday to release a transcript of Trump’s 2019 call...
Who Was Tabtabai, Hezbollah’s Military Leader Killed by Israel?
BEIRUT, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The Israeli military on Sunday killed Hezbollah's top military official, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, in a strike on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital that came despite a year-long ceasefire.
His killing was announced by...
