EXCLUSIVE – Amazon Says AWS’ Bahrain Region ‘Disrupted’ Following Drone Activity
By Greg Bensinger
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23 (Reuters) - Amazon AMZN.O said on Monday its Amazon Web Services region in Bahrain has been "disrupted" amid the current conflict in the Middle East, marking the second time in a month...
Bahrain Proposes UN Security Council Approve Use of Force to Protect Hormuz Shipping
By John Irish
PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) - Bahrain has put forward a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use "all necessary means" - diplomatic language for force - to protect commercial shipping in...
Iran’s Fars Says No Direct or Indirect Talks With US, Disputes Trump Statement
March 23 (Reuters) - Iran's Fars news agency, citing a source, said there are no direct or indirect communications with the United States, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's recent statement about "productive" talks with Tehran.
Fars also...
Trump, Iran Threaten Power, Energy Targets as War Escalates
By Maayan Lubell, Alexander Cornwell and Idrees Ali
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war, targeting energy and fuel facilities in the Persian Gulf, which could again roil global energy and financial...
Iran Says Hormuz Open to All but ‘Enemy-Linked’ Ships Amid US Threat
DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to "Iran's enemies", Iran's representative to the U.N. maritime agency said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to...
Saudi Arabia Orders Iranian Military Attache, Four Embassy Staff to Leave
March 21 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has ordered Iran's military attache and four other embassy staff to leave the kingdom within 24 hours after declaring them persona non grata, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Saturday in...
G7 Ready to Act to Protect Global Energy Supplies, Backs Hormuz Strait Security
PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries said on Saturday they stood ready to take necessary measures to support global energy supplies and reaffirmed the importance of safeguarding maritime...
Azmoun Left Out of Iran Squad After Expulsion Reports
March 21 (Reuters) - Striker Sardar Azmoun was omitted from the Iran squad announced for two World Cup warm-ups after Iranian media reports that he had been expelled from the national team for a perceived act of disloyalty to the government.
Azmoun,...
US Sending Marines and Amphibious Assault Ship to Middle East, Officials Say
By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Jana Choukeir
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is deploying thousands more Marines to the Middle East, officials told Reuters on Friday, as President Donald Trump accused NATO allies of...
Joint Statement on Strait of Hormuz by European Nations, Japan, Canada
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Leading European nations, Japan and Canada issued a joint statement on Thursday saying they were ready to join appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and would take steps to stabilise...
