Israel Took Iran’s Araqchi, Qalibaf off Hit List After Pakistan Request to US, Pakistani...
By Ariba Shahid
ISLAMABAD, March 26 (Reuters) Israel removed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf from its hit list after Pakistan urged Washington to press Israel not to target them, a Pakistani source with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters on Thursday.
"The Israelis had...
Iran Hardliners Ramp up Calls for a Nuclear Bomb, Sources Say
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall
March 26 (Reuters) - The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating U.S.-Israeli attack is getting louder, more public and more insistent, sources...
Trump Says Iran’s ‘Present’ to US Was Allowing 10 Oil Tankers Through Hormuz
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran was letting 10 oil tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz as an apparent goodwill gesture in negotiations.
Trump made the comments at a Cabinet meeting in the White House,...
Iran’s Military Rejects Trump’s Talk of Negotiation, as Israel and Iran Launch Airstrikes
CAIRO/WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - Israel and Iran exchanged airstrikes on Wednesday, as Iran's military rejected President Donald Trump's claim the U.S. was in negotiations to end to the war which has roiled energy and financial markets, saying the U.S. is negotiating...
Iran Says ‘Non-Hostile’ Ships Can Transit Strait of Hormuz, FT Reports
March 24 (Reuters) - Iran has told International Maritime Organization member states that "non-hostile vessels" may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing a letter.
The U.S.-Israeli war...
Iraq Allows Iran-Backed Shi’Ite Militia Umbrella Group to Respond to Attacks on Their Positions
March 24 (Reuters) - Iraq's National Security Council has authorised the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a mostly Iranian-backed coalition of Shi'ite armed groups, to exercise the right of self-defence and respond to any attacks targeting their positions,...
US Expected to Send Thousands More Soldiers to Middle East, Sources Say
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told...
Trump Says Iran Made a Major Energy-Related Gift to the US
By Bo Erickson
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran had made a major energy-related concession to the United States, describing it as a positive development, although he did not give details.
Trump suggested...
Shakira Concert Postponed as Conflict Rages
March 24 (Reuters) - A Shakira concert due to take place in Doha on April 1 has been postponed due to the "current regional situation," Visit Qatar said in a social media post on Tuesday.
Abu Dhabi's...
Airstrikes Target HQ and Leader of Iran-Backed Shi’Ite Militia Umbrella Group in Iraq
By Ahmed Rasheed and Muayad Hameed
Baghdad, March 24 (Reuters) - Airstrikes Hit a Headquarters of Iraq’s Umbrella Group for Iran-Backed Shi’Ite Militias and a Residence Belonging to Its Leader on Tuesday, Killing at Least...
