Islamic Regime in Iran Will Not Negotiate Under US ‘Bullying’, Khamenei Says
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Supreme Leader of Islamic regime in Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Iran will not be bullied into negotiations, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had...
Naval Drills Between Iran, Russia and China Start On Monday, Iran Media Says
DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - Joint naval drills organised annually between Iran, Russia and China will start on Monday in the southeastern Iranian port of Chabahar, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by William...
Scores Killed as Syrian Forces Seek to Crush Alawite Insurgency
By Khalil Ashawi, Timour Azhari and Tom Perry
DAMASCUS, March 7 (Reuters) - Syrian security forces battled for a second day on Friday to crush a nascent insurgency by fighters from Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, with scores...
Iran-Backed Houthis Give Israel Four-Day Deadline to Lift Gaza Aid Blockage
By Ahmed Tolba and Yomna Ehab
CAIRO, March 7 (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's Houthis said on Friday the group would resume its naval operations against Israel if Israel did not lift a blockage of aid...
Trump Says He Sent Letter to Iran Leader to Negotiate Nuclear Deal
By Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leadership this week suggesting talks with the Islamic Republic, which the West fears...
Russia Says Minister Discussed Iranian Nuclear Program With Tehran’s Envoy
MOSCOW, March 7 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed international efforts to resolve the situation around Iran's nuclear programme with Iranian ambassador Kazem Jalali, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Their meeting took...
Syrian Forces Clash With Assad-Linked Militants in Escalating Violence
DAMASCUS, March 6 (Reuters) - Fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad mounted a deadly attack on government forces on Thursday, authorities said, in some of the worst violence against the government since Islamist-led rebels...
US State Dept Says All Waivers Providing Iran Economic Relief Are Under Review
By Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States is reviewing all existing sanctions waivers that provide Iran any degree of economic relief, and urging the Iraqi government to eliminate its dependence on Iranian sources of energy as...
US Will Exert Maximum Pressure on Iran via Sanctions, Bessent Says
By David Lawder
NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. will exert a campaign of maximum pressure of sanctions Iran to collapse its oil exports and put pressure on its currency, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday.
"Making Iran broke...
EXCLUSIVE – US Mulls Plan to Disrupt Iran’s Oil by Halting Vessels at Sea
By Jonathan Saul and Jarrett Renshaw
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is considering a plan to stop and inspect Iranian oil tankers at sea under an international accord aimed at countering the spread of...
