‘Talks Were Almost Dead’: Pakistan’s Last-ditch Effort To Secure Iran War Truce
By Asif Shahzad, Alexander Cornwell and Ariba Shahid
ISLAMABAD/TEL AVIV, April 8 (Reuters) - Mediation efforts to halt the war in Iran were hours from collapse when Pakistan mounted an overnight diplomatic push to secure a temporary ceasefire and bring...
Iran Struck Saudi Arabia Oil Pipeline Just Hours After Ceasefire, Source Says
By Yousef Saba and Maha El Dahan
April 8 (Reuters) - Iran attacked Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline just hours after a ceasefire was agreed to pause the Iran war, an industry source told Reuters on Wednesday, hitting its only crude oil...
Israeli Military Says It Has Ceased Fire in the Campaign Against Iran
April 8 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Wednesday it has ceased fire in the campaign against Iran in accordance with directives from the political echelon, after the United States announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran.
(Reporting by Reuters;...
US-Iran Talks Continuing, But Strikes On Saudi Arabia May Derail Effort, Say Sources
By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid
ISLAMABAD, April 7 (Reuters) - Talks between the United States and Iran were at risk of being derailed following Tehran's attacks on Saudi Arabian industrial facilities, two Pakistani sources with knowledge of the discussions told...
French Nationals Freed From Detention In Iran, Returning To France, Macron Says
PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) - French nationals Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are "free and on their way to France after three and a half years of detention in Iran", President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday in...
Trump Says ‘A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight’ If Iran Does Not Make a...
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump once again exhorted Iran to make a deal by his Tuesday deadline, saying a "whole civilization will die tonight" if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict.
"A whole civilization will die...
Iran Rejects Ceasefire As Trump Ramps Up Threats Ahead Of Deadline
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it wanted a lasting end to the war with the U.S. and Israel, and pushed back against pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while U.S. President Donald...
China and Russia Veto UN Resolution on Protecting Hormuz Shipping
By David Brunnstrom
April 7 (Reuters) - China and Russia on Tuesday vetoed a U.N. resolution encouraging states to coordinate efforts to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the measure biased against Iran, while Washington's ambassador to the...
Israeli Military Tells People In Iran To Avoid Using Trains
April 7 (Reuters) - The Israeli military on Tuesday told people in Iran not to use trains or go near railway lines.
"For the sake of your security, we kindly request that from this moment until 21:00 Iran time, you refrain...
Trump Says Iranians Should Rise Up Against Government If Ceasefire Declared
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that he thought the Iranian people should rise up against the government in the country if a ceasefire were declared, but understood that it was...
