Israel Aerospace Sees Interest in Arrow System That Repelled Iran’s Missiles
By Ari Rabinovitch
JERUSALEM, May 16 (Reuters) - Israel's Arrow defense systems helped thwart Iran's massive missile and drone attack last month, and a number of countries are now interested in purchasing the technology, said the developer's...
US Military Says Destroyed Four ‘Uncrewed Aerial Systems’ in Iran Regime-Backed Houthi-Controlled Area of...
May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it had destroyed four "uncrewed aerial systems" in an area of Yemen controlled by Iran regime-backed Houthis.
U.S. Central Command said on the social media site...
Gazprom CEO Miller Visits Iran
MOSCOW, May 15 (Reuters) - Gazprom GAZP.MM CEO Alexei Miller is on a working visit to Iran, the company said on Wednesday, just as President Vladimir Putin prepares to visit China with a high-level delegation for talks with Xi...
Jordan Foils Islamic Republic-Led Plot to Smuggle Weapons Into the U.S.
By Samia Nakhoul and Suleiman Al-Khalidi
AMMAN, May 15 (Reuters) - Jordan has foiled a suspected Iranian-led plot to smuggle weapons into the U.S.-allied kingdom to help opponents of the ruling monarchy carry out acts of sabotage,...
Banning UK Arms Exports to Israel Would Strengthen Iran Regime-Backed Hamas, UK’s Cameron Says
LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Stopping British arms sales to Israel if it launches a ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would strengthen Hamas, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Sunday.
Israel ordered Palestinians...
Return of Powerful Iraqi Shi’Ite Cleric Sadr May Pose Threat to Iran Regime-Backed Factions
By Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed
NAJAF, Iraq, May 12 (Reuters) - Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years after a failed and ultimately deadly high-stakes move to form a...
UK Maritime Body Reports Hijacking Attempt of Vessel East of Yemen’s Aden
By Tala Ramadan and Nayera Abdallah
DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization said on Friday it had received a report of a failed hijacking attempt of a vessel 195 nautical...
US Warning on Arms Supplies Prompts Israeli Defiance, Doubts
By James Mackenzie
JERUSALEM, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's announcement that he would withhold arms supplies if Israel went through with its assault of Rafah drew a defiant reaction on Wednesday alongside unease at...
Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Say They Targeted Ships in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean
DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted two ships, the MSC DEGO and the MSC GINA, in the Gulf of Aden using a number of ballistic missiles and drones, the group's military spokesman Yahya...
Syria Shoots Down Israeli Missiles Fired From Golan Heights
By Tala Ramadan
DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Syrian air defences on Thursday shot down Israeli missiles fired from the Golan Heights towards Damascus' outskirts targeting a building in the countryside, Syria's defence ministry said.
Israel has been carrying out strikes...