Europeans Set to Toughen Iran Response Over Nuclear Violations – Diplomats
By Robin Emmott and John Irish
BRUSSELS/PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - European parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could launch a dispute resolution process this week that might lead to renewed U.N. sanctions on Tehran, European...
Biden to Israeli PM: U.S. Has Options If Iran Nuclear Diplomacy Fails
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in White House talks on Friday that he was putting "diplomacy first" to try to...
WHO to Start Coronavirus Testing in Rebel Syria; Iran Raises Efforts, Official Says
By Emma Farge
LAUSANNE, Switzerland March 16 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization will start testing for coronavirus in rebel-held northwest Syria later this week, the agency's regional head said on Monday, adding that he...
U.S. Pressures Baghdad over Iran-Backed Militias
By Ahmed Rasheed and John Davison
BAGHDAD, May 15 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's surprise visit to Baghdad this month came after U.S. intelligence showed Iran-backed Shi'ite militias positioning rockets near bases housing...
Iran’s Zarif: Either All Persian Gulf States Have Security, or All Will Be Deprived...
DUBAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Either all Persian Gulf countries enjoy security, "or they will all be deprived of it," Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday in an opinion piece in the...
Biden Says U.S. Struck Iran-Linked Targets in Syria to Disrupt Attacks
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. air strikes this week against Iran-linked targets in Syria were carried out to protect and defend American personnel and disrupt a series of attacks against the United States and its partners,...
U.S. Believes Iran Was ‘Directly Involved’ in Killing of Iranian Dissident in Turkey
By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, April 1 - The United States believes Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security was directly involved in the killing of an Iranian dissident last November in Turkey, a senior administration official told Reuters...
Germany Says Regrettable That Iran Has Yet to Accept Nuclear Offer
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Germany expressed regret on Monday that Tehran had not responded positively to European proposals to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, underlining the dim prospects for a deal soon, as...
Iranian Army Acquires Combat Capable Drones With 930-Mile Range-Defence Minister
DUBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - The Iranian armed forces have acquired three bomb-carrying drones with a range of 1,500 kilometres (932 miles), Defence Minister Amir Hatami said on state television on Saturday.
The drones could monitor...
Israeli-Managed Vessel Hit by Suspected Iranian Drone, US Official Says
By Aziz El Yaakoubi
RIYADH, Nov 25 (Reuters) - A container ship managed by an Israeli-controlled company was hit by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean, causing minor damage to the vessel but no injuries, a...