White House Mistakenly Shares Yemen War Plans with a Journalist at the Atlantic
By Michael Martina and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the U.S. attacked Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, the White...
Israel Intercepts Missile Launched From Yemen; Houthis Claim Responsibility
March 23 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Sunday it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it crossed into Israeli territory, as escalation between Israel and the Iran-aligned Houthis continue.
The Houthis claimed responsibility...
Iraq Says Iran Used Forged Iraqi Documents on Oil Tankers
BAGHDAD, March 24 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani has said Iranian oil tankers seized by U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf were using forged Iraqi documents.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump...
Truce Shaky as Israel Strikes Lebanon in Response to Rocket Fire
By Maya Gebeily and Maayan Lubell
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 22 (Reuters) - Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, killing at least eight people...
Israel Strikes Lebanon in Response to Cross-Border Rocket Fire
By Maya Gebeily and Maayan Lubell
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 22 (Reuters) - Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, a clash endangering a shaky truce that...
Khamenei Says Yemen’s Houthis Act Independently, Warns Against US Action
March 21 (Reuters) - Islamic Republic's leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Tehran does not need proxies in the region and that Yemen's Houthis, who are among the groups in the Middle East that Iran...
Nowruz Is Celebrated By 300 Million People; Ceremony Held In Persepolis
By Nazanine Nouri
This week marks the start of the Persian New Year 1404 -- or Nowruz -- for more than 300 million people around the world, foremost among them the people of Iran, for whom it...
US Strikes Houthi Strongholds in Yemen Where Leaders Are Hiding, Yemeni Sources Say
ADEN/DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. launched airstrikes on multiple targets across Yemen overnight, including Saada province, which Yemeni sources say is a long-time hideout for Houthi leaders, and the Red Sea port city of...
ANALYSIS: Israel’s Military Operations Against Iran-Backed Armed Groups in the Middle East
By Jana Choukeir and Tala Ramadan
DUBAI, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel has been fighting wars on several fronts in the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked communities in the country in October 2023...
EXCLUSIVE – Yemen’s Houthis Won’t ‘Dial Down’ Under US Pressure or Iranian Appeals
By Maha El Dahan, Parisa Hafezi and Mohammed Ghobari
DUBAI, March 18 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis will not "dial down" their action against Israeli shipping in the Red Sea in response to U.S. military pressure or appeals...