Iran Threatens to Retaliate Against Region for US Kharg Island Attack
By Jaidaa Taha, Maya Gebeily, Alexander Cornwell and Emily Rose
DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 14 (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Saturday to escalate the war raging in the Middle East by targeting any facility in the region with U.S. ties,...
EXCLUSIVE – Trump Rejects Ceasefire Push as Iran War Drifts Further From Diplomacy
By Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk, Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two...
Turkey Says NATO Defences Intercepted Third Missile from Iran, Asks Tehran to Clarify
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay
ANKARA, March 13 (Reuters) - NATO air defences in the eastern Mediterranean have shot down a third ballistic missile that was fired from Iran towards Turkey, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Friday,...
French President Macron Says U.S Easing of Russia Oil Sanctions Is Temporary and Limited
PARIS, March 13 (Reuters) - The United States' waivers on sanctions against some Russian oil products to tame a price surge in oil are temporary and limited, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, adding that...
Netanyahu Threatens Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Defends Joint Assault with US
By Maayan Lubell and Rami Ayyub
JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran's new supreme leader as he sought to use his first press conference since...
Iran’s New Supreme Leader Vows to Keep Hormuz Shut in Defiant First Remarks
By Parisa Hafezi and Maya Gebeily
DUBAI/BEIRUT, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut as leverage against the United States and Israel, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday...
Oil Tankers Burn Near Iraq as Iranian Strikes Defy Trump’s Claim to Have Won...
By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Bo Erickson
DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran appeared to have set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning...
Iran Tells World to Get Ready for Oil at $200 a Barrel as It...
By Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell
DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 11 (Reuters) - Iran said the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel as its forces hit merchant ships on Wednesday and the International Energy Agency...
Former Afghan Captain Popal Backs Iran Players’ Asylum Bid, Calls for More Support
By Lucy Thomson
March 11 (Reuters) - The former captain and founding member of Afghanistan's women's football team, Khalida Popal, has praised the courage of Iranian women footballers who sought asylum in Australia, while calling on FIFA and...
Air Strikes Reported Across the Middle East, Iran Clamps Down on Dissent
By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Phil Stewart
DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Israel traded air strikes with Iran across the Middle East on Wednesday as the besieged Tehran government warned its state security forces...
