UN Atomic Chief Hopes to Hold Talks With Iranian President by November
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi hopes to hold talks with new Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian by November on improving Iran's cooperation with his agency, he said on Monday.
Several long-standing issues...
Kremlin, on Report of Missile Supplies From Iran, Says Tehran Is Its Partner
MOSCOW, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Kremlin, asked on Monday about a Wall Street Journal report that Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, said that Iran is Russia's partner, and that the two countries are developing dialogue in...
Ukraine Concerned at Reports of Iranian Ballistic Missiles to Russia
KYIV, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Saturday it was deeply concerned by reports about a possible impending transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia.
In a statement emailed to reporters, the ministry said...
Turkey’s Erdogan Calls for Islamic Alliance Against Israel
ISTANBUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called "the growing threat of expansionism" from Israel, drawing a rebuke from the Israeli foreign minister.
He made...
US Sees Potential Iran Transfer of Missiles to Russia as Alarming
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Michelle Nichols
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Any Iranian transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia would mark a sharp escalation in the Ukraine war, the United States said on Friday, following reports that...
War Crimes Court Ends Proceedings Against Late Hamas Leader Haniyeh
THE HAGUE, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Friday it had terminated proceedings against late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh following his death in July.
The ICC is currently weighing a request for arrest warrants...
Iran, China, Russia Trying to Influence US Election, Intelligence Official Says
By Jonathan Landay, Christopher Bing and Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Russian state media outlet RT is using American and other personalities to try to sway U.S. voters into backing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump...
US Calls on Big Tech to Help Evade Online Censors in Iran, Russia
By James Pearson
Sept 5 (Reuters) - The White House convened a meeting with representatives of Amazon.com AMZN.O, Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O, Microsoft MSFT.O, Cloudflare NET.N and civil society activists on Thursday in a bid to encourage U.S. tech giants to offer more digital bandwidth for government-funded internet censorship...
US Charges Employees of Russia’s RT Network in Crackdown on Election Influence Efforts
By Sarah N. Lynch, Andrew Goudsward and Christopher Bing
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Wednesday filed money-laundering charges against two employees of Russian state media network RT for what officials said was a scheme...
Netherlands Hikes Defence Spending to Face New Threats From Iran, China, Russia
AMSTERDAM, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The Netherlands will increase defence spending by more than 10% next year, investing in new tanks, fighter jets, frigates and air defence systems in a push to strengthen its forces in...
