Monday, November 2, 2026

EXCLUSIVE—Pakistan Military ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ on Iran-US Mediation

By Rick Noack RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Pakistan’s military is “cautiously optimistic” about its mediation between Iran and the United States, its spokesman said on Friday in his first interview since a high-level...

Qatari Mediators Return to Tehran to Push for US-Iran Deal

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday as part of efforts to reach a deal between the US and Iran, an official briefed on the talks told Reuters. The mediation talks...

SPECIAL REPORT- Iran’s Hidden Web of Military Agencies Is Slipping Hardware Past the US...

By Gavin Finch, Maggie Michael, Allison Martell and MARINE DELRUE LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Iran has created a secret network of military agencies with global reach to import at least $2 billion in hardware,...

Vance Outreach to Iran Related to Medical Supplies, Says Trump

By Bo Erickson Oct 29 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said that Vice President JD Vance's outreach to Iran was about helping the country get medical supplies, after US media reported Vance had written...

Kuwait Summons Iranian Ambassador After Embassy Statement on ‘Plot’

Oct 28 (Reuters) - Kuwait summoned Iran's ambassador on Wednesday to protest over a statement by the Iranian embassy that it said amounted to interference in its internal affairs, the foreign ministry said. Earlier, the...

Iran Sees Only Unacceptable Ideas in Latest Mediation to End War

By Andrew Mills and Parisa Hafezi Oct 28 (Reuters) - Qatari mediators have presented Iran with a new draft deal to end the war with the US and Israel, an official briefed on the negotiations...

Caretaker Role Could Limit Netanyahu but Not Rule Out War With Iran

By Lili Bayer JERUSALEM, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to face more constraints as Israel's caretaker prime minister after Tuesday's election, but experts say his government could still retain significant powers including...

Qatar Says Iran Needs to Show Good Intentions for Mediation Efforts to Succeed

DUBAI, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Iran needs to show good intentions for mediation efforts to succeed, mediator Qatar said on Tuesday, after a delegation from the Persian Gulf Arab country visited Tehran earlier this...

Two Men Charged in UK Over RAF Fairford Incident Allegedly Linked to Iran

LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Two men appeared in a London court on Tuesday charged under Britain's National Security Act following last month's security incident at the RAF Fairford military base, with prosecutors alleging...

Saudi Defence Pact Countries Push for Peace in Tehran as Houthis Launch More Attacks

By Andrew Mills, Ariba Shahid and Menna Alaa El Din KARACHI/CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday in a bid to de-escalate...