35 Years After the Satanic Verses Controversy, Newly Unearthed Letters Reveal Some Uncomfortable Truths
Source: THE CONVERSATION
By David Smith: Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is famous for his forthright statements to other world leaders....
Trump Pick Rubio Could Harden Oil Sanctions on Iran
By Timothy Gardner and Vivian Sequera
WASHINGTON/CARACAS Nov 13 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state could signal stricter enforcement of oil sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, but concerns about retaliation...
Israel Strikes Hezbollah Areas in Beirut, Southern Lebanon for Third Day
BEIRUT, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Israeli forces launched airstrikes on Hezbollah-controlled areas in Beirut for a third consecutive day on Thursday, hitting locations in the capital's southern suburbs early in the morning after a night of...
Iran Tells Nuclear Watchdog Chief It Will Negotiate, but Not Under Pressure
DUBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Iran is willing to resolve disputes with the United Nations nuclear agency over its compliance with safeguards on its atomic programme but will not do so under pressure, Iran's foreign minister said...
EXCLUSIVE – European Powers Pushing for Resolution Against Iran at IAEA, Diplomats Say
By John Irish and Francois Murphy
PARIS/VIENNA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - European powers are pushing for a new resolution against Iran by the U.N. atomic watchdog's board next week to pressure Tehran over its poor cooperation, as the world...
US Indicts Suspected Leaker of Classified Documents on Israel’s Plans to Strike Iran
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. government employee has been indicted for leaking classified national defense information, according to federal court records unsealed on Wednesday.
The indictment, charging Asif William Rahman with two...
Lebanon Awaits Truce Proposals Between Iran-Backed Hezbollah and Israel
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Lebanon is awaiting concrete ceasefire proposals, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri was quoted as saying on Wednesday, after a senior U.S. official said he saw "a shot" at a truce soon in...
Iran Ready for Possible Oil Export Curbs After Trump Election
DUBAI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Iran has made plans to sustain its oil production and export and is ready for possible oil restrictions from a Trump administrationin the U.S., Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Wednesday, according...
Netanyahu Says Iran’s Government Fears Its People More Than Israel
By Steven Scheer
JERUSALEM, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a direct message to Iranians on Tuesday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's government feared the people of Iran more than Israel.
Nov. 12 - “A...
NATO Chief Warns of Threat From Russian Ties With China, Iran, North Korea
By John Irish
PARIS, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Russia's growing economic and military cooperation with China, North Korea and Iran is threatening Europe, the Indo-Pacific and North America, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday.
Rutte, in what appeared...
