US Envoy Asked Middle East Foreign Ministers to Mediate With Iran Government
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Middle East envoy called the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Iraq to ask them to deliver a message to Iran urging it to lower tensions with Israel following...
Blinken Told Israeli Defense Minister U.S. Will Stand With Israel Against Iran Threats
April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, made clear that the United States would stand with Israel against any threats by Iran, the State Department...
Lufthansa Suspends Tehran Flights, Middle East on Alert for Potential Iran Regime Attacks
BERLIN/DUBAI, April 10 (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa LHAG.DE said on Wednesday it had suspended flights to Tehran due to the situation in the Middle East, which is on alert for possible Iranian retaliation for a suspected Israeli air...
Tensions Between Iran and Israel Escalate Following Syria Embassy Attack
April 10 (Reuters) - Islamic Republic's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that Israel "must be punished and it shall be" for attacking the Iranian embassy compound in Syria.
In a major escalation of Israel's war...
UN Security Council Refers Palestinian Application to Become Full UN Member to Committee
By Daphne Psaledakis
April 8 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council president on Monday referred the Palestinian Authority's application to become a full member of the world body to the committee on the admission of new member.
Malta's U.N....
Iran Foreign Minister Inaugurates New Site for Consular Services in Damascus
DAMASCUS, April 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian inaugurated a new site for Iranian consular services in the Syrian capital on Monday, Syrian state media reported, in a building near the previous consulate flattened in an...
Iran Foreign Minister Continues Regional Tour With Syria
DUBAI, April 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian left Oman to visit Syria's capital Damascus a week after Iran's consulate there was targeted in a suspected Israeli attack, state media reported on Monday.
Iran has vowed to avenge...
Israel Reduces Troops in South Gaza Ahead of Ceasefire Negotiations
By Ari Rabinovitch and Nidal al-Mughrabi
JERUSALEM/CAIRO April 7 (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it had withdrawn more soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade, as it and Hamas sent teams to Egypt for fresh...
Iran-Regime Backed Hamas Arrives in Cairo for Gaza Ceasefire Talks
CAIRO, April 7 (Reuters) - A Hamas delegation has arrived in Cairo to meet with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, a statement from Hamas said on Sunday.
Hamas reiterated demands the group issued in a March 14 proposal prior...
Israel Prepared to Handle Any Developments With Iran, Defence Chief Says
JERUSALEM, April 7 (Reuters) - Israel's defence minister said on Sunday the country was ready to handle any scenario that may develop with its foe Iran as it stayed on alert for a possible retaliatory attack...
