Analysis – At Qatar World Cup, Mideast Tensions Spill Into Stadiums
By Maya Gebeily and Charlotte Bruneau
DOHA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The first World Cup in the Middle East has become a showcase for the political tensions crisscrossing one of the world's most volatile regions and the...
Iran Accuses French Police of Slow Reaction to Attack on Paris Embassy
LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday that Kurdish activists attacked its embassy in Paris and it accused French police of arriving late on the scene.
Paris police confirmed officers had responded to...
Lapid to Macron: Israel Not Bound by Iran Deal
JERUSALEM, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Israel objects to a return to the Iran nuclear deal and if one is reached, will not be bound by it, Prime Minister Yair Lapid told French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, according...
Families of Iran Crash Victims Face Politically Charged Litigation
By Tracy Rucinski and Tim Hepher
CHICAGO/PARIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Families of the 176 people killed when Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner face a complicated legal battle where backing from the victims' governments may be...
Russia Has Destroyed Over a Third of Ukraine’s Energy Sector Using Tehran-Made Drones –...
KYIV, Oct 25 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a conference on Ukraine reconstruction on Tuesday that Russian rockets and Iran-made drones had destroyed more than a third of his country's energy sector.
Zelenskiy also told the...
France, Germany to Increase Efforts to Reduce Iran Tensions, Avert War -Ministers
PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - France and Germany will increase their efforts to reduce tensions over Iran, but time was running out and the risk of war could not be ruled out, their foreign ministers...
U.S. To Iran’s Raisi: Seize Opportunity for Diplomacy Now
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday urged Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi to return to talks on both nations resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, repeating the U.S. stance that the...
IAEA Denies Watering Down Standards in Iran Investigation
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief denied on Monday that his agency had watered down its standards in an investigation into past Iranian activities after Israel accused it of "capitulation to Iranian...
Rouhani Tells Macron Iran Determined to “Leave All Doors Open” to Save 2015 Deal...
DUBAI, July 18 (Reuters) - Iran is determined to "leave all doors open" to save its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, Iranian state TV quoted President Hassan Rouhani as saying in a telephone call with his...
China Says Iran Nuclear Issue Should Be Resolved Diplomatically
BEIJING, July 8 (Reuters) - China regrets Iran's decision to boost uranium enrichment above a cap set in a landmark 2015 nuclear deal, its foreign ministry said on Monday, reiterating that the standoff needed to...
