Vessel Seized off UAE’s Fujairah and Heading Toward Iranian Waters, UKMTO Says
DUBAI, May 14 (Reuters) - A vessel was boarded by unauthorized personnel on Thursday while at anchor northeast of the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah and was heading towards Iranian territorial waters, United Kingdom Maritime Trade...
ANALYSIS – Trump Wants China’s Help on Iran. Beijing May Have Other Ideas
By Andrea Shalal, Michael Martina and Trevor Hunnicutt
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) - When U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping this week he is expected to ask for help resolving his costly and unpopular war with Iran.
He is unlikely...
EXCLUSIVE – Saudi Warplanes Struck Militias in Iraq During War, Sources Say
By Timour Azhari, Ahmed Rasheed and Humeyra Pamuk
RIYADH/BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched from Kuwait into...
EXCLUSIVE – Saudi Arabia Launched Covert Attacks on Iran as Regional War Widened, Sources...
By Timour Azhari and Parisa Hafezi
RIYADH/DUBAI, May 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter...
Kuwait Says Four People Affiliated With Iran’s IRGC Arrested Trying to Enter by Sea
DUBAI, May 12 (Reuters) - Kuwait's interior ministry said on Tuesday it had arrested four people affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards who attempted to infiltrate the Gulf state by sea, the state news agency KUNA reported.
The...
Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is ‘On Life Support’ as Hopes for a Deal Fade
By Nandita Bose, Nayera Abdallah and Elwely Elwelly
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that a ceasefire with Iran was "on life support" after Tehran's response to a U.S. proposal to end the war made clear...
Trump Rejects ‘Unacceptable’ Iran Response To Peace Plan, Oil Prices Jump
By Nayera Abdallah, Elwely Elwelly and Idrees Ali
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal sent oil prices surging on Monday amid concerns the 10-week-old conflict will drag on,...
Kuwait’s Army Says It Has Intercepted Hostile Drones Over Airspace
DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) - Kuwait’s army said it had detected and dealt with several hostile drones in the country’s airspace at dawn on Sunday, the latest incident following similar cross‑border drone activity linked to the Iran conflict.
On...
UAE Says Air Defences Dealt With Two Drones Coming From Iran
DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' air defences dealt with two drones coming from Iran on Sunday, the Defence Ministry said, the latest in renewed attacks on the oil-rich Gulf...
US, Iran No Closer To Ending War As Qatari Tanker Sails Toward Strait Of...
By Idrees Ali, Erin Banco and Hatem Maher
WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 10 (Reuters) - Relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz early on Sunday after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to...
