Netanyahu Says There Are Signs Khamenei Dead, Calls on Iranians to ‘Finish the Job’
By Phil Stewart, Parisa Hafezi, Emily Rose and Andrew Mills
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI/DOHA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested on Saturday that Israel and the United States had killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and called...
Israel Says It Launched Pre-Emptive Attack Against Iran
Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday, pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran's long-running nuclear dispute with...
US Pulling Non-Essential Staff from Embassy in Beirut amid Iran Tensions
By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The State Department is pulling out non-essential government personnel and their eligible family members from the U.S. embassy in Beirut, a senior State Department official said on Monday, amid...
Iran and U.S. To Meet on Thursday for Talks
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Iran and the U.S. will hold a third round of nuclear talks on Thursday in Geneva, Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on Sunday, amid growing concerns about the risk of military conflict between...
Trump Warns Iran of ‘Bad Things’ if No Deal Made, Sets Deadline of 10-15 Days
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday it must make a deal over its nuclear program or "really bad things" will happen, and set a deadline of 10...
Polish Citizens Should Leave Iran Immediately, Tusk Says
WARSAW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Polish citizens in Iran should leave immediately, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, warning that due to the potential for armed conflict evacuation may no longer be possible in a matter of...
Pentagon to Move Carrier to Middle East from Caribbean, Officials Say
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, a move that would put...
Nobel Committee Calls on Iran to Free Peace Prize Laureate Mohammadi
OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday that it had called on Iran to immediately free activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi from prison.
Mohammadi, 53, who has been imprisoned repeatedly in...
Trump Tells Netanyahu He Will Continue Talks With Iran to See if Deal Possible
By Matt Spetalnick, Trevor Hunnicutt and Maayan Lubell
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump held talks with Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to discuss renewed U.S. nuclear talks with Iran, and said he told the Israeli prime...
US Used Mobile Launchers for Missiles at Qatar Base as Iran Tensions Rose, Satellite...
By Marine Delrue
Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Qatar's al-Udeid, the biggest U.S. base in the Middle East, put missiles into truck launchers as tensions with Iran ratcheted up since January, analysis of satellite images showed, meaning they...
