U.S. ‘Outraged’ by Rocket Attack in Baghdad -State Department
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The United States is "outraged" by Monday's rocket attack in the Iraqi capital Baghdad that killed five civilians, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, urging Iraqi authorities to...
China’s Xi Accepts Invitation for State Visit to Iran
BEIJING, Feb 16 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping has accepted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's invitation to pay a state visit to Iran, a joint communique between both countries said on Thursday.
The statement released on Raisi's...
REUTERS EXCLUSIVE: How Iran Fuel Oil Exports Beat U.S. Sanctions in Tanker Odyssey to Asia
By Roslan Khasawneh, Ahmed Rasheed and Ahmed Elumami
SINGAPORE/BAGHDAD/TRIPOLI, March 20- At least two tankers have ferried Iranian fuel oil to Asia in recent months despite U.S. sanctions against such shipments, according to a Reuters analysis...
Iran Holds Drills in the Persian Gulf, Firing Ballistic, Cruise Missiles at Simulated Targets
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy fired ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets in the Persian Gulf on Friday during a two-day military exercise aimed at countering foreign threats, state media reported.
Earlier, Iran hosted an...
Biden Says He Does Not Believe There Will Be ‘all-Out War’ in Middle East
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Thursday he did not believe there is going to be an "all-out war" in the Middle East, a region that has been on edge amid Israel's assaults in Gaza and...
U.S. Sent Message to Iran After Drone Downing, Warning of Limited Strike – Iranian...
DUBAI, July 7 (Reuters) - The United States conveyed a message to Iran warning of a limited strike against the country after its unmanned drone was shot down in the Gulf, Iran's civil defence agency chief was...
Massive Los Angeles Fires Rage on Even as Hollywood Blaze Retreats
By Rollo Ross and Jackie Luna
LOS ANGELES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A pair of massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west were still burning uncontained on Thursday, two days after they ignited, but...
White House’s Sullivan and Saudi Crown Prince Discuss Iran
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and discussed Iran and steps aimed at ending the war in Yemen, the White...
Ukraine and Russia: What You Need to Know Right Now
April 5 (Reuters) - The United States and Europe were planning new sanctions on Tuesday to punish Moscow over civilian killings in Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned more deaths were likely to be uncovered in areas...
Iranian Soccer Officials Set to Miss Pre-World Cup FIFA Meeting After Being Turned Back...
By Julien Pretot and Frank Pingue from Reuters
VANCOUVER/TORONTO — An Iranian football federation delegation, including a former member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was turned back by Canadian authorities en route to this...
