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France Pushes Efforts to Prevent War Between Iran Regime-Funded Hezbollah and Israel

By John Irish BEIRUT, April 28 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister will push proposals to prevent further escalation and a potential war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah during a visit to Lebanon on Sunday as Paris seeks...

Russia’s Defence Minister Meets Iranian Counterpart to Discuss Expansion of Military Cooperation

MOSCOW, April 26 (Reuters) - Russia is ready to expand military and technical cooperation with Iran, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his Iranian counterpart Gharaei Ashtiani at a meeting on Friday, the RIA state news...
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Iran Should Question Effectiveness of Weapons After Failed Israel Attack, Pentagon Chief Says

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday that Iran should question the effectiveness of its weapons systems after its failed attack on Israel earlier this month. "They should be questioning the effectiveness of...

ANALYSIS: Why the Potential for Another Donald Trump Presidency Is Making Iran Very Nervous

SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION By Amin Naeni : PhD candidate at Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University There’s been much talk in recent months about what a possible second Donald Trump presidency in the...

Britain Says Its Navy Shot Down Houthi Missile Targeting Merchant Ship

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday the Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond had shot down a missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen targeting a merchant vessel. "The UK continues to be at...

New UK Sanctions Target Iranian Drone Industry

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's military drone industry, in response to Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel earlier this month. The measures, taken in co-ordination with the U.S. and Canada, target four...

US Issues Further Sanctions on Iran, Targets Drones

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday issued further sanctions on Iran, targeting Iranian drones, including their use by Russia in the war in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ratchet up pressure on Tehran. The U.S. Treasury...

Islamic Regime in Iran Sentences Rapper Toomaj Salehi to Death Over 2022-23 Unrest, Lawyer...

DUBAI, April 24 (Reuters) - An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi to death for charges linked to Iran's 2022-23 unrest, his lawyer told Iranian newspaper Sharq on Wednesday. Salehi in his songs supported months of protests...

US Charges, Sanctions Iranians Linked to Revolutionary Guard Cyber Command

By Paul Grant and Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, April 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday announced criminal charges and sanctions against four Iranians over an alleged multi-year cyber campaign targeting more than one dozen American companies, the Treasury...

North Korea Officials Visit Iran in a Rare Public Trip

SEOUL, April 24 (Reuters) - A North Korean delegation led by the cabinet minister for international trade is visiting Iran, the North's official media said on Wednesday in a rare public report of an exchange between the...