US Naval Forces Rescue Crew From Greek-Owned Ship Struck by Houthis in Red Sea
CAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) said on Sunday that it had rescued the crew from the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier M/V Tutor that was attacked by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on 12...
Biden Adviser Will Be in Israel on Monday to Avoid Escalation Between Israel, Lebanon
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - A senior Biden adviser will travel to Israel on Monday for meetings to avoid further escalation between Israel and Lebanon, a White House official said.
Amos Hochstein will advance efforts to avoid...
Crew Evacuated From Vessel Hit by Houthis
By Neil Jerome Morales and Jonathan Saul
MANILA/LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - The crew of a Greek-owned vessel damaged in an attack by Yemeni Houthi militants has been evacuated and the abandoned ship is drifting in the...
G7 Warns Iran Over Continuing Nuclear Programme Escalation
BARI, Italy, June 14 (Reuters) - The Group of Seven leaders warned Iran on Friday against advancing its nuclear enrichment programme and said they would be ready to enforce new measures if Tehran were to transfer ballistic missiles...
France, US to Push Roadmap to Stop Hezbollah-Israel Escalation
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy, June 13 (Reuters) - The United States, France and Israel have agreed to work together to step up efforts to push forward a roadmap presented by Paris earlier this year to defuse tensions...
US Says It Will Raise Pressure on Islamic Republic if It Does Not Cooperate...
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that Washington and its allies were prepared to continue to increase pressure on Iran if Tehran does not cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
Iran...
IAEA Report: Iran Installs More Centrifuges at Fordow Enrichment Plant
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, June 13 (Reuters) - Iran has rapidly installed extra uranium-enriching centrifuges at its Fordow site and begun setting up others, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report said in what diplomats described as limited retaliation to...
Israel: Lebanon, Hezbollah, Iran Bear Full Responsibility for Border Flare-up
JERUSALEM, June 13 (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday that Hezbollah, its Iranian patron and the Beirut government bore "full responsibility" for spiralling violence across the Israel-Lebanon border, and hinted that escalation could be in the works.
"Lebanon...
Houthis Say They Targeted Greek-Owned Ship Damaged in Red Sea
By Tala Ramadan, Renee Maltezou and Lisa Baertlein
DUBAI/ATHENS, June 12 (Reuters) - Iran-allied Houthi militants on Wednesday took responsibility for small watercraft and missile attacks that left a Greek-owned cargo ship taking on water and in...
France’s Macron Says Citizen Held in Iran Released
BARI, Italy, June 12 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that Louis Arnaud, one of four French citizens held in Iran since 2022 and who had been sentenced to five years in prison in November, has been released.
"Louis...
