As Truce Talks Progress, Lebanon’s Army Cornered by Politics, Funding
By Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Intensifying efforts for a truce in Lebanon have brought into focus the role of the country's army, which would be expected to keep the south free of Hezbollah weapons but is...
US Envoy in Beirut for Talks After Lebanon, Iran-Backed Hezbollah Approve Truce Draft
BEIRUT, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon's state news agency said, hours after a proposal...
Iran Rejects European and British Sanctions on Its Shipping Lines as ‘Unjustified’
DUBAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - New EU and British sanctions are based on false claims of missile transfers to Russia and are "unjustified", Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday.
Brussels on Monday added the Islamic...
Iran, Israel Among Rivals to Showcase Their Arms at Vietnam Defence Expo
By Khanh Vu and Francesco Guarascio
HANOI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Companies from Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States will showcase military equipment at an arms expo in Hanoi in December, Vietnam's defence ministry said...
UK Sanctions Iran Air and IRISL Over Military Transfers to Russia
LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Britain on Monday imposed sanctions against Iran's national airline and shipping carrier, measures it said were taken in response to Iran's transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.
The state-owned Iran Air and Islamic Republic...
U.S. Envoy Expected in Beirut on Tuesday for Ceasefire Talks
BEIRUT, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. official overseeing contacts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon is due to visit Beirut on Tuesday, sources in Lebanon said on Monday, with...
Trump’s Cabinet: Who’s Been Picked, Who’s in the Running?
By Gram Slattery
Nov 14 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump has made a flurry of picks for his cabinet and other high-ranking administration positions following his election victory.
Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key...
Iran Denies Meeting Between Envoy and Elon Musk
DUBAI, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Saturday strongly denied a reported meeting between Tehran's United Nations envoy and U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, in an interview with state TV.
Araqchi also warned that Iran was "prepared for confrontation...
Islamic Scholar’s ‘Fatwa’ Criticising October 7 Attack Echoes Growing Unhappiness in Gaza Towards Hamas
Source: THE CONVERSATION
By Julian Hargreaves: Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George's, University of London
An Islamic scholar in Gaza has issued a legal ruling – or fatwa – denouncing the October 7...
Will Trump Renew ‘Maximum Pressure’ Against Iran – Or Could There Be an Opening...
Source: THE CONVERSATION
By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, the relationship between the US and Iran could change significantly.
Trump’s unconventional foreign policy led to...
