Two Men Arrested in London Over Attack on British-Iranian Journalist
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - British police said on Tuesday they arrested two Romanian men over the stabbing of a journalist working for a Persian language media organisation in London in March.
Pouria Zeraati, a British-Iranian journalist...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Extend Control Over Tehran’s Oil Exports, Sources Say
By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi
LONDON/DUBAI, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on the country's oil industry and control up to half the exports that generate most of Tehran's revenue and...
UN Pushes for Iran Nuclear Deal Talks, Says ‘Time of the Essence’
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A top U.N. official on Tuesday pushed world powers and Iran to urgently work to restore a 2015 deal that lifted sanctions on Tehran in return for restrictions...
Islamic Republic Postpones Tough New Hijab and Chastity Law
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government has been prevented by its own National Security Council from passing the Hijab and Chastity Law, a draconian new package of legislation which would further criminalize women and girls for failing to follow the...
ANALYSIS – What Is the History of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict?
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas have been waging war since gunmen from the Palestinian militant group in the Gaza Strip stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and capturing 253 hostages, by...
Jerusalem Resident Detained for Suspected Iranian Spy Plot
JERUSALEM, Dec 17 (Reuters) - An Israeli resident of Jerusalem has been arrested on suspicion of being in contact with Iranian intelligence agents as part of a plot to carry out an attack in Israel in return...
Iran’s President to Make Rare Visit to Egypt for D-8 Summit
DUBAI, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will take part in a summit of big Muslim countries in Egypt on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, the first visit by an Iranian president to Egypt in more...
US Airstrike Hits Houthi Command and Control Facility in Yemen
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it conducted an airstrike on Monday against a command and control facility operated by the Houthis in Yemen.
"The targeted facility was a hub for coordinating Houthi operations,...
Two Charged Over Deadly Iran-Linked Drone Strike On US Troops in Jordan
By Nate Raymond
BOSTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Monday charged two men with illegally exporting sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack carried out by Iran-backed militants in Jordan in January that killed three U.S....
Extremism, Russia and Iran Have No Place in Syria’s Future, Says EU’s Kallas
BRUSSELS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Extremism, Russia and Iran should not have a place in Syria’s future, EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters on Monday after meeting with European foreign ministers.
"Many foreign ministers emphasized that it should...
