Friday, November 15, 2024

Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Bound for Oman Port

July 12 (Reuters) - A Chevron-chartered oil tanker seized by Iran more than a year ago is heading toward the Sohar port in Oman, LSEG ship tracking data showed on Friday. On Thursday, ship tracking data showed...

Russia Is ‘Generational Threat’ Aided by Iran, UK’s Starmer Says

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on other NATO allies on Thursday to do more to increase their defence spending, saying it was needed to protect the alliance's values in "a...

Kurdish Oil Smuggling to Iran Flourishes

By Timour Azhari ERBIL, Iraq, July 11 (Reuters) - Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan's capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region's often winding and...

White House Warns Tehran Against Meddling in Gaza Protests in US

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday accused Tehran of trying to take advantage of Gaza-related protests in the U.S. and described such behavior as unacceptable, following a warning by the top U.S....

Biden to Meet New British PM Starmer on Wednesday

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will hold his first face-to-face talks with Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Wednesday, the White House said on Monday. Biden also will host an...

Kremlin Vows Continued Partnership With Tehran After Iran Election

MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday congratulated Iran on the election of moderate candidate Masoud Pezeshkian as president, and said Russia hoped its partnership with Tehran would continue. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow's...

Iranians Among Those Arrested Over Arson Attacks on Synagogue, Israeli-Owned Hotel in Greece

ATHENS, July 4 (Reuters) - Greece's anti-terrorism police have arrested seven people over arson attacks against an Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue in central Athens this year, police said in a statement on Thursday. A 25-year-old Greek...

Putin Holds Talks With Iran’s Interim President

ASTANA, July 4 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday met Mohammad Mokhber, the interim president of Iran, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Moscow and Tehran...

Turkmenistan to Sell Gas to Iraq via Swaps With Iran

ALMATY, July 3 (Reuters) - Turkmenistan has signed a swap deal with Iran under which Ashgabat will sell 10 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas a year to Iraq, the Turkmen government said on Wednesday. Iran, which lies...

U.S. Envoy to Hold Talks to Defuse Conflict Between Israel and Islamic Republic- Backed...

July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein plans to meet French officials in Paris on Wednesday to discuss ways to defuse the escalating cross-border fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, the New York Times...