Israeli Forces Intensify Strikes on Rafah in Southern Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Humeyra Pamuk
DOHA/TEL AVIV, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Israeli forces bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah where more than half of Gaza's population is sheltering on Thursday, a day after...
Kataib Hezbollah Commander Killed in Baghdad in US Strike
By Ahmed Rasheed and Timour Azhari
BAGHDAD, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon has blamed for attacking its troops, was killed in a U.S. strike...
Munich Security Conference Did Not Invite Russian, Iran Officials This Year
By Andreas Rinke
BERLIN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russian and Iranian government officials have not been invited to this year's Munich Security Conference, as they did not seem open to meaningful dialogue, according to the man chairing the...
Israel, Iran Regime-Aligned Hamas Inch Closer to Ceasefire
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Samia Nakhoul, Andrew Mills and Humeyra Pamuk
DOHA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go...
Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Say They Fired at and Damaged Two Ships in Red Sea
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday they had fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, causing damage to the ships.
The Houthis have been targeting commercial vessels with drones and missiles...
Pentagon Not Aware of Any Iranians Being Killed in Recent Strikes
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday that it was not aware of any Iranian deaths in the recent U.S. strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria.
The United States launched airstrikes in Iraq...
Blinken to Meet Egypt’s Sisi on Gaza Hostage Deal
By Humeyra Pamuk
CAIRO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday landed in Cairo for his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi as the United States works to advance a Gaza...
Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Fire Missiles at Two Ships in the Red Sea
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, they said on Tuesday, causing minor damage to a cargo ship that was sailing off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah.
The...
US Intends Further Strikes Against Iran Regime-Backed Groups
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari
WASHINGTON/ADEN/BAGHDAD, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser said on Sunday,...
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...