Iraq’s Sadr And Iran-Backed Amiri Announce Political Alliance
By Ahmed Aboulenein
BAGHDAD, June 12 (Reuters) - Nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iranian-backed militia chief Hadi al-Amiri, who won first and second place respectively in Iraq's May parliamentary election, announced on Tuesday an alliance between their...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Western Attack on Syria a Crime
By Parisa Hafezi
ANKARA, April 14 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said coordinated air strikes on Syria by the United States, France and Britain on Saturday were a crime that would bring no benefit.
"Today's...
Syria Peace Talks in Astana Postponed – Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry
June 8, 2017
ASTANA (Reuters) - Russia, Turkey and Iran have postponed a planned round of talks on Syria in Kazakhstan, which Moscow had proposed to hold on June 12-13, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
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Saudi Air Defence Intercepts Two Houthi Drones – SPA
CAIRO, June 11 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's air defence forces intercepted two drones launched by Yemen's Houthis and targeting the city of Khamis Mushait, a Saudi led coalition spokesman said in statement released by...
Iraqi Army Moves to Secure Planned Oil Route to Iran
KIRKUK, Iraq, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces launched a security operation along a planned oil transit route to Iran on Wednesday, saying it was clearing and "destroying sleeper cells" in the mountainous border area...
Negotiating With Israel Would Be Big Mistake – Iran’s Supreme Leader
BEIRUT, April 4 (Reuters) - Any move to negotiate with Israel would be an "unforgivable mistake", Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, after Saudi Arabia's crown prince said Israelis were entitled to...
Lebanon’s Iran-Backed Hezbollah To Stay In Syria
BEIRUT, June 8 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah will remain in Syria as long as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wants it there, the group's leader said on Friday, defying renewed U.S. and Israeli pressure to...
U.S. Military Says Surveillance Aircraft Monitoring Situation in Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday that unarmed surveillance aircraft were in international airspace, monitoring the Strait of Hormuz and had been in contact with U.S. ships in the...
Iran Says U.S. Should Leave Syria, Change Its Middle East Policy
SOCHI, Russia, Feb 14- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the presence of its arch-foe the United States in the Middle East harmed countries in the region and called on Washington to fully...
Israel Says It Attacked Targets In Syria After Iranian Rocket Fire
By Stephen Farrell and Angus McDowall
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, May 10 (Reuters) - Israel said it attacked nearly all of Iran's military infrastructure in Syria on Thursday after Iranian forces fired rockets at Israeli-held territory for the first time.
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