Monday, May 20, 2024

Lapid to Macron: Israel Not Bound by Iran Deal

JERUSALEM, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Israel objects to a return to the Iran nuclear deal and if one is reached, will not be bound by it, Prime Minister Yair Lapid told French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, according...

Iran and Saudi Arabia Hold Talks to Rebuild Ties

By Maha El Dahan and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Iran are making progress on mending ties, Iran's foreign minister said after meeting with his counterpart in Riyadh on Thursday, as two...

Iran Says Israel Will “Regret” Further Attacks on Syria

GENEVA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said Israel will be sorry if it continues to attack Syria's army and its allies. Iran and Russia have both backed...

Saudi Arabia to Admit Iranian Diplomat -IRNA

DUBAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has agreed to admit an Iranian diplomat to head an office representing Iranian interests in the kingdom, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, in...

Israel Says It Foiled 50 Iranian-Ordered Attacks in Recent Years

JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) - Israel and its foreign partners have foiled more than 50 Iranian-orchestrated attacks on Israelis and Jews abroad in recent years, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday during a visit to...

Residents of Northern Israel Brace for Possible All-Out War With Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah

By Andrew MacAskill HAIFA, Israel April 30 (Reuters) - Eli Harel was an Israeli soldier in his early thirties when he was sent into Lebanon in 2006 to battle fighters from the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah in a...

Pope Condemns Iran Government’s Use of Death Penalty Against Protesters

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned Iran's execution of protesters for the first time on Monday in his traditional New Year's address to diplomats, and said the war in Ukraine was...

Italy Will Become a Target Should It Join Attacks Against Yemen, Houthi Leader Says

ROME, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Italy will become a target if it takes part in attacks against Yemen, a senior official from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said in an interview published on Monday. Mohamed Ali al-Houthi, head of...

U.S. Deploys More Troops to Middle East, Blames Iran for Tanker Attacks

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday announced the deployment of 1,500 troops to the Middle East, describing it as an effort to bolster...

Scarred Lebanon Braces for Hariri Killing Verdict

By Tom Perry and Ghaida Ghantous BEIRUT, Aug 17 (Reuters) - More than 15 years since Lebanon's Rafik al-Hariri was killed by a massive bomb blast in Beirut, the verdict of a U.N.-backed tribunal into...