Trump Rejects Settling Iran War as Tehran Nears Decision on New Leader
By Maya Gebeily, Nandita Bose, Parisa Hafezi and Maha El Dahan
BEIRUT/MIAMI/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he is not interested in negotiating with Iran and raised the possibility that the Iran war would only end once Tehran no...
US, Israel Weigh Sending Special Forces to Seize Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile, Axios Reports
March 7 (Reuters) - The United States and Israel have discussed sending special forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium at a later stage of the war, Axios reported on Saturday, citing four sources...
Cracks Emerge in Iran’s Leadership as It Reels Under Bombardment
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall
DUBAI, March 7 (Reuters) - Iran's hierarchy is showing signs of fracturing over a war its leaders see as existential, with angry divisions between hardliners and more pragmatic factions laid bare...
Exclusive – Israel Backing Iranian Kurdish Plans to Seize Iran Border Areas, Sources Say
By Pesha Magid
JERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - Israel has been bombing parts of western Iran to support Iranian Kurdish militias who hope to exploit the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran to seize towns near the frontier, according to three sources familiar with Israel's talks with the...
EXCLUSIVE – Iran Spent Years Fostering Proxies in Iraq. Now, Many Aren’t Eager to...
By John Davison
BAGHDAD, March 6 (Reuters) - Iran has spent decades and billions of dollars preparing foreign proxy fighters like A.J., a commander in a pro-Iranian paramilitary group in Iraq, for a moment just like this. Since...
Turkey Says NATO Defences Destroyed Missile Fired from Iran over Mediterranean
ANKARA, March 4 (Reuters) - A ballistic missile fired from Iran and heading into Turkish airspace after passing Syria and Iraq was destroyed by NATO air and missile defence systems in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Turkish Defence Ministry said...
France Sends Anti-Drone Systems to Cyprus After British Base Attack
NICOSIA, March 3 (Rtrs) - France plans to send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus after a British sovereign base on the island was attacked by drones, the semi-official Cyprus News Agency (CNA) said on Tuesday.
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Iran Conflict Widens to Lebanon, Kuwait Mistakenly Shoots Down US Jets
By Parisa Hafezi and Phil Stewart
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, with Israel attacking Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, and Tehran firing missiles...
Three Tankers Damaged in the Persian Gulf and One Seafarer Killed as US-Iran Conflict...
By Yousef Saba, Jaidaa Taha and Jonathan Saul
DUBAI/LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - At least three tankers were damaged off the Persian Gulf coast and one seafarer was killed as Iranian retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran exposed ships...
UAE Announces Closure of Its Embassy in Tehran, Withdrawal of Ambassador
CAIRO, March 1 (Reuters) - The UAE announced the closure of its embassy in Tehran and the withdrawal of its ambassador from Iran, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, in the wake of Iranian attacks on the Persian...
