UK to Place Iran on Highest Tier of Foreign Influence Register
By Sachin Ravikumar and William James
LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would require the Iranian state to register everything it does to exert political influence in the UK, subjecting Tehran to an elevated tier...
Russia Agrees to Help Trump Communicate With Iran on Nuclear Issue, Bloomberg Reports
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia has agreed to assist U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration in communicating with Iran on various issues, including on Tehran's nuclear programme and its support for regional anti-U.S. proxies, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
The report, which...
White House Seeks Plan for Possible Russia Sanctions Relief, Sources Say
By Erin Banco
March 3 (Reuters) - The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as President Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, a...
EXCLUSIVE – Russian Missile Experts Flew to Iran Amid Clashes With Israel
By James Pearson, Polina Nikolskaya, Anton Zverev and Parisa Hafezi
LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defence cooperation with...
Republican Lawmaker Opposes Funding Cuts Over ‘Iran Threat’
By Katharine Jackson and David Morgan
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday that he wants to pass a "clean" stopgap funding measure to keep federal agencies operating at current spending...
Erdogan Says New Phase Started in Efforts for ‘Terror-Free’ Turkey
ANKARA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that a disarmament call from the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, started a new phase in the efforts for a...
EXCLUSIVE-Israel Lobbies US to Keep Russian Bases in Syria, Sources Say
By Maya Gebeily and Humeyra Pamuk
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey's growing influence...
Lebanon Seizes $2.5 Million Bound for Iran-Funded Hezbollah, Sources Say
BEIRUT, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Lebanon seized $2.5 million in cash from a man arriving from Turkey on Friday, the finance ministry said, with three sources saying the money was destined for militant group Hezbollah.
One of...
US Targets Firms in China, Hong Kong Over Alleged Role in Iranian Drone Procurement
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on six entities based in Hong Kong and China on Wednesday that it accused of being involved in an Iranian drone procurement network, as the Trump administration...
Russia’s Lavrov Aligns Positions with Iran on Nuclear Programme
MOSCOW, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iran's top leaders aligned positions on issues around Iran's nuclear programme at talks in Tehran on Tuesday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.
Lavrov discussed a wide range of...
