Iran Fired on Cargo Ship, US Officials Tell Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - Iran fired on a cargo ship that had reported earlier on Thursday being hit by a projectile as it attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials told Reuters,...
US, Iran at Odds on Nuclear Inspections, Frozen Assets in Deal to End War
By Jarrett Renshaw and Tala Ramadan
LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania/DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into "infinity," while Tehran said it had made no such concession...
US, Iran Spar Over Nuclear Checks as Stranded Ships Poised to Leave the Persian...
By Tala Ramadan, Jana Choukeir and Jonathan Saul
DUBAI/LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into "infinity", despite Tehran's denials, as the U.N. began efforts to evacuate hundreds of...
U.S. Senate Votes to Halt Iran War, Bucking Trump
WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The Republican-majority U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday to halt U.S. military action against Iran, but it was not immediately clear how it would affect the conflict as President Donald Trump's administration...
Rubio to Address Arab Allies’ Fears Over U.S. Iran Deal
By Gram Slattery and Timour Azhari
ABU DHABI, June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged he faces a delicate mission this week pitching Washington's Iran peace deal to Gulf Arab leaders who fear excessive concessions...
Will US and International Sanctions on Iran Be Lifted?
LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. has started waiving some sanctions on Iran under their interim deal to end the war, but fully unravelling a tangled web of restrictions on the country's activities and trade under any more comprehensive agreement will...
New Lebanon-Israel Talks to Begin, in Shadow of US-Iran Deal
By Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT, June 23 (Reuters) - Lebanon heads into a new round of talks with Israel on Tuesday in Washington, with Beirut determined to press ahead with direct negotiations even as they appear to be overshadowed by Iran's decision...
Optimism After First Talks as US Waives Iran Sanctions and Lebanon Fighting Abates
By Humeyra Pamuk, Dave Graham and Laila Bassam
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland/BEIRUT, June 22 (Reuters) - The United States waived sanctions on Iran for 60 days from Monday after the first talks under a nascent peace deal, and officials reported calm...
US-Iran Talks Make ‘Encouraging Progress’ but Tension Remains
By Humeyra Pamuk, Dave Graham and Tala Ramadan
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland/DUBAI, June 22 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian officials made "encouraging progress" at a first round of talks in Switzerland that ended early on Monday, mediators said, although tension...
Dozens Injured, 18 Missing After Blast During Restart at Giant Qatar LNG Site
By Andrew Mills
DOHA June 22 (Reuters) - Fifty-four people were injured and 18 are missing after an explosion at Qatar's massive Ras Laffan liquefied natural (LNG) gas complex which occurred as workers were restarting operations halted...
