Kuwait Says Four People Affiliated With Iran’s IRGC Arrested Trying to Enter by Sea
DUBAI, May 12 (Reuters) - Kuwait's interior ministry said on Tuesday it had arrested four people affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards who attempted to infiltrate the Gulf state by sea, the state news agency KUNA reported.
The...
Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is ‘On Life Support’ as Hopes for a Deal Fade
By Nandita Bose, Nayera Abdallah and Elwely Elwelly
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that a ceasefire with Iran was "on life support" after Tehran's response to a U.S. proposal to end the war made clear...
Trump Rejects ‘Unacceptable’ Iran Response To Peace Plan, Oil Prices Jump
By Nayera Abdallah, Elwely Elwelly and Idrees Ali
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal sent oil prices surging on Monday amid concerns the 10-week-old conflict will drag on,...
Kuwait’s Army Says It Has Intercepted Hostile Drones Over Airspace
DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) - Kuwait’s army said it had detected and dealt with several hostile drones in the country’s airspace at dawn on Sunday, the latest incident following similar cross‑border drone activity linked to the Iran conflict.
On...
UAE Says Air Defences Dealt With Two Drones Coming From Iran
DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' air defences dealt with two drones coming from Iran on Sunday, the Defence Ministry said, the latest in renewed attacks on the oil-rich Gulf...
US, Iran No Closer To Ending War As Qatari Tanker Sails Toward Strait Of...
By Idrees Ali, Erin Banco and Hatem Maher
WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 10 (Reuters) - Relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz early on Sunday after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to...
Bahrain Says It Has Arrested 41 People ‘Linked To Iran’s IRGC’
DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Bahrain’s interior ministry said on Saturday it had arrested 41 people it said were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the state news agency reported.
The ministry said security authorities uncovered a group linked...
US Imposes Sanctions On Companies It Accuses Of Aiding Iran’s Weapons Sector
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, over accusations they aided Iran's efforts to secure weapons and the...
Suspected Oil Spill Seen On Satellite Images Near Iran’s Kharg Island Export Hub
By Aaron McNicholas and Catherine Cartier
LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - A suspected oil spill covering dozens of square kilometres of sea near Iran's main oil hub of Kharg Island has been seen on satellite imagery this week.
The...
What’s Included in Talks to End the Iran War and Reopen Hormuz?
LONDON, May 7 - With the standoff over the frozen Iran war threatening a global economic meltdown, Washington and Tehran have scaled back their efforts to agree a comprehensive peace deal and now seek a limited pact putting off the harder...
