Retiring US Senator Cardin Optimistic About Plans to Isolate Iran
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Days before he retires as chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat Ben Cardin acknowledged worries about human rights being less of a U.S. priority during...
Israeli Defense Minister Claims Responsibility for First Time for Hamas Leader Haniyeh’s Assassination
CAIRO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz admitted on Monday for the first time publicly to Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July, further risking tensions between Tehran and its arch-enemy...
Russian Delegation Invites Iran’s President to Visit, Iranian Media Reports Say
DUBAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - A Russian delegation met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Monday, Iranian news agencies said, as the two countries prepared to sign a comprehensive cooperation agreement.
The Russian delegation invited Pezeshkian...
The Year Ahead in the Middle East: A Weakened Iran Has Big Implications for...
The Conversation
By Daniel Lincoln - Policy Research Analyst, The China Institute, University of Alberta
The wheels of history have been turning rapidly in the Middle East over the last year.
For a significant period of time,...
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Continue to Act Against Iran-Backed Houthis
JERUSALEM, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would continue acting against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, whom he accused of threatening world shipping and the international order, and called on Israelis...
Weakened Iran Could Pursue Nuclear Weapon, White House’s Sullivan Says
By Simon Lewis
Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is concerned that a weakened Iran could build a nuclear weapon, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, adding that he was briefing President-elect Donald Trump's team on...
Iran Ministry Protests Over Arrests in U.S. Of Its Nationals
Dec 21 (Reuters) - Iran has summoned the Swiss ambassador in Tehran, who represents U.S. interests in the country, and a senior Italian diplomat over the arrest by the U.S. of two Iranian nationals this week,...
US Military Conducts Precision Airstrikes Against Houthi Targets
CAIRO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it conducted precision airstrikes on Saturday against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility operated by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen's capital, Sanaa.
In a statement, the U.S. military's Central...
Iran-Backed Houthis Say They Hit Israel With Ballistic Missile
CAIRO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said on Saturday they had hit a "military target" in central Israel's Jaffa area with a ballistic missile.
The Israeli military said it has launched an "initial inquiry regarding the...
Israeli Military Says Houthi Missile Lands in Tel Aviv Area, 14 Injured
CAIRO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen early on Saturday that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, and the ambulance service said 14 people received mild...
