ANALYSIS: OPEC and Saudi Spare Oil Production Capacity
LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday restored his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Such...
ANALYSIS: U.S. Could Soon Engage in Negotiations With Islamic Republic
By Ahmad Rafat
President Donald Trump of the United States and his advisors have consistently expressed their intention to engage in negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and pressure Tehran’s leadership into altering its...
Trump and Netanyahu Set for Pivotal Talks on Middle East Agenda
By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - When Benjamin Netanyahu meets U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the Israeli prime minister is expected to try to turn the page on sometimes tense relations...
Fire at Iran’s Marun Petrochemical Refinery Contained, Says IRNA
DUBAI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A fire at the waste warehouse of the Marun Petrochemical Refinery in southwest Iran on Tuesday has been put out, IRNA news agency reported, adding that six people suffered minor injuries...
Swedish Government Says Stockholm Mosque Used by Iran for Spying
STOCKHOLM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Sweden's government on Monday accused a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Stockholm of being a platform for Iranian spying against Sweden and the Iranian diaspora.
Sweden's Minister for Social Affairs said on X that the...
Former British Soldier Jailed for Collecting Information for Iran
By Michael Holden
LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A British soldier was sentenced to more than 14 years in jail for collecting sensitive information for Iran and gathering the names of special forces personnel before briefly escaping...
Israel’s Netanyahu Heads for Washington to Renew Connection With Trump
By James Mackenzie
JERUSALEM, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Israel on Sunday for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump that he hopes will reset relations with Washington after tensions with the previous administration over...
Syria’s Sharaa Meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh on First Foreign Trip
CAIRO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Syria's transitional president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Sunday in his first foreign trip as Syrian leader, in a sign of the major shifts...
Soccer-Iran’s Teams Hope to Secure Wins as Asian Champions League Resumes
By Michael Church
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Al-Ain resume the battle to retain their continental crown when the Asian Champions League Elite returns on Monday with the club from the United Arab Emirates hosting Qatar's Al-Rayyan in...
Iran Foreign Minister Threatens ‘all-Out War in the Region’ if Nuclear Sites Attacked
CAIRO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iran will respond immediately and decisively if its nuclear sites are attacked which would lead to an "all-out war in the region," Tehran's foreign minister told Al Jazeera TV in an...
