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...
Israel Launches More Attacks on Iran as Crisis Deepens
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Alexander Cornwell and Jana Choukeir
DOHA/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, March 20 (Reuters) - Israel launched further attacks on Tehran on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump told it not to repeat its strikes on Iranian natural gas infrastructure, which...
Trump Calls for Japan, NATO to ‘Step Up’ on Iran as Oil Prices Bite
By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to "step up" as he pressed allies for more support over the war with Iran and rising oil prices, while...
Netanyahu Wants Oil, Gas to Flow Through Israel Post-Iran War
By Maayan Lubell and Steven Scheer
JERUSALEM, March 19 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he believes pipelines should be built to transport Middle East oil and gas across the Arabian Peninsula and up...
Saudi Arabia Has the Right to Take Military Action Against Iran, Foreign Minister Says
By Timour Azhari
March 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia reserves the right to act militarily against Iran and any trust with Tehran has been shattered, the Saudi foreign minister said early on Thursday, after Riyadh was targeted by Iranian ballistic...
Don’t Panic, Don’t Capitulate: Investors Try to See Beyond Iran War
By Mike Dolan
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The scale and duration of this month's energy and inflation shock are still guesswork. But global investors are clearly reluctant to throw in the towel on stocks and bonds, despite the Iran war and a...
