Israel and US Vow to Counter Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions in Jerusalem Talks
By James Mackenzie and Menna AlaaElDin
JERUSALEM, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Israel and the United States are determined to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions and its influence in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday after meeting U.S....
Tear Gas Fired at Hezbollah Supporters Protesting Lebanon Blocking Iranian Flight
BEIRUT, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Lebanese army fired tear gas on Saturday at Hezbollah supporters protesting around Beirut airport against Lebanon blocking an Iranian flight to Beirut this week after the Israeli military accused Tehran...
UN Convoy Reportedly ‘Violently Attacked’ by Supporters of Iran-Backed Houthi Group
BEIRUT, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The outgoing deputy force commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was injured on Friday after a convoy taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport was "violently attacked", UNIFIL said.
The mission...
Iran Bars Lebanese Planes From Taking Stranded Citizens Home After Israeli ‘Threat’
BEIRUT, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Iran barred Lebanese planes from repatriating dozens of Lebanese nationals stranded in Iran on Friday, in a standoff after Lebanon blocked an Iranian civilian flight following what Tehran described as an Israeli threat to attack...
Iran-Backed Houthis Say They Will Attack if US, Israel Try to Displace Gazans
DUBAI/ADEN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis will immediately take military action if the U.S. and Israel try to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza, the Iran-backed group's leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said in a televised speech on Thursday.
An Israel-Hamas ceasefire...
Iran Says It Can Build New Nuclear Facilities if Enemies Strike
DUBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that Tehran's enemies may be able to strike the country's nuclear centres but they cannot deprive it of its ability to build new ones.
He...
Syria Says It Is Seeking ‘Clear Policy’ From Iran and Russia
DUBAI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Syria's foreign minister said on Wednesday that his country had received positive messages but wanted further reassurance from Russia and Iran, main allies of former leader Bashar al-Assad now seeking to...
Israel Seen as Likely to Attack Iran by Midyear, Washington Post Reports
Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence warns that Israel is likely to launch a preemptive attack on Iran's nuclear program by midyear, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing multiple intelligence reports.
Such an attack would set back Iran's...
UN Pauses Some Yemen Operations Over Detention of Staff by Iran-Backed Houthi Group
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The United Nations has paused all operations in Yemen's Sa'ada region after more U.N. staff were detained by the Houthi authorities, deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Monday.
"This extraordinary and...
Iranian President Says U.S. Is Not Sincere Over Readiness to Engage
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday questioned the United States' sincerity in seeking negotiations with Tehran as crowds of people, many chanting "Death to America", rallied across the country...
