US Says It Struck Iranian Military Sites, Tehran Responds With Air Base Attack
By Yomna Ehab
DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. said it struck Iranian military sites at the weekend and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday it had targeted a U.S. base in response, the latest exchange of attacks...
Pentagon Chief Says U.S. Ready to Restart Strikes on Iran if No Deal
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. is ready to restart attacks on Iran if a deal cannot be reached, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday, as negotiators from Washington and Tehran worked to bridge major differences blocking...
US Treasury Sanctions Iran’s Hormuz Strait Authority
WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - The United States has sanctioned the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the body Iran has set up to manage the Strait of Hormuz, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
. The authority is a body Iran has set up to...
Trump Links Abraham Accords to Any Iran Deal
By Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has asked countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse to...
Iran and US Play Down Hopes for Imminent Breakthrough in War
By Michael Martina
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, May 25 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war on Monday, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying there will either be a...
Possible Deal on Iran Divides US Lawmakers Largely Along Party Lines
May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers appearing on Sunday morning talk shows split sharply over a potential deal to end the Iran war, with Republicans mostly backing the publicly reported contours of an agreement being negotiated by President Donald Trump...
Trump Says No Rush on Iran Deal as U.S. Blockade Remains in Force
By Jasper Ward, Asif Shahzad and Akanksha Khushi
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, appearing to dampen hopes of...
Axios Says Proposed US-Iran Deal Involves Opening Strait During 60-Day Ceasefire Extension
May 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran are close to signing a deal involving a 60-day ceasefire extension, during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, Iran would be able to freely sell oil and negotiations would be...
MoU Is Being Fine-Tuned to End US-Iran War, Pakistani Security Official Says
May 23 (Reuters) - "An MoU is being fine-tuned" to end the U.S.-Iran war, a Pakistani security official who was briefed on the army chief's visit to Tehran and his meetings with Iranian leaders said on Saturday, referring...
Iran’s Top Negotiator Says Tehran Will Not Compromise in Talks With US
DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) - Iran's top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran on Saturday that the U.S. was not an honest party in negotiations to...
