Iran’s Oil Minister Resigns for Personal Reasons, State Media Reports
DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned for personal reasons, and Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be acting minister, state media said...
Fire, Smoke Seen Near Aramco Facility in Riyadh, Witness Says
Oct 3 (Reuters) - A large plume of smoke and fire was seen rising in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in Riyadh on Saturday, a witness told Reuters.
There was no immediate confirmation from...
Portugal Prosecutors Probe Legality of US Use of Lajes Base in Iran War
LISBON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Portuguese prosecutors said on Saturday they had opened a probe into the legality of the centre-right government's authorisation of the United States' use of the Lajes Air Base in...
Trump’s Top National Security Aides Meet Secretly at Camp David on Iran, Yemen, Axios...
Oct 2 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's top cabinet members met secretly at the presidential retreat at Camp David to discuss next steps in the Iran war and the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen,...
US Forces Exit Iraq, Emboldening Iran’s Proxies and Islamic State
By Ahmed Rasheed and Muayad Hameed
BAGHDAD, Sept 30 (Reuters) - US forces ended their mission in Iraq on Wednesday after more than two decades of war there, raising fears of a security vacuum that...
Iran Appeals to US Voters as American Troops Leave Iraq
By Ahmed Rasheed and Kanishka Singh
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps urged Americans to vote out US President Donald Trump's allies in Congress as US forces were due to withdraw...
EXCLUSIVE: US to Grant Sanctions Waiver for Flights Between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, Source...
By Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed
Sept 28 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's administration was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions program on Monday to allow for flights carrying Shi'ite...
Iran Insists on Diplomatic Solution After Trump Rejects Peace Plan
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Yomna Ehab, Parisa Hafezi and Menna AlaaElDin
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel after US...
China Pushes Back Against US on Iran and Cuba in UN Speech
By Antoni Slodkowski
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - China pushed back against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, saying sovereignty of countries in the Gulf should...
Three Iraqi Airports Suspend Iranian Flights Starting Friday, Sources and State Media Say
Sept 25 (Reuters) - Iraq's Erbil and Sulaimaniya airports suspended Iranian flights starting on Friday, two sources told Reuters, after other Iraqi airports took the same step earlier in the week.
The move means that...
