Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Say They Attack Three Ships, Two US Destroyers
DUBAI, May 27 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Monday they launched attacks on three ships in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, and two U.S. destroyers in the Red Sea.
The group, which describes its...
Iran’s Uranium Stock Grows, Talks Stall, Nuclear Watchdog Reports Say
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, May 27 (Reuters) - Iran is enriching uranium to close to weapons-grade at a steady pace while discussions aimed at improving its cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog are stalled, two confidential reports by...
US Expected to Lift Ban on Sale of Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia, Ft...
May 26 (Reuters) - The United States is expected to lift a ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, potentially in the coming weeks, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Washington has already signaled...
Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Free More Than 100 Prisoners
By Mohammed Ghobari
SANAA, May 26 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi group freed more than 100 detainees in Sanaa on Sunday, calling the move a "unilateral humanitarian initiative" to pardon prisoners and return them to their families.
"Most of...
U.S., European Powers Divided Over Confronting Iran at IAEA, Diplomats Say
By Francois Murphy and John Irish
VIENNA/PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. and its three top European allies are divided over whether to confront Iran at the U.N. nuclear watchdog by seeking a resolution against it and thereby...
Olympics-How Refugee Dorsa Yavarivafa Fled Iran for Her Love of Badminton
By Richa Naidu
LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - On a rainy November morning in 2018, 15-year-old Dorsa Yavarivafa and her mother left Tehran for Turkey with fake German passports – the first thing she grabbed when she...
China to Continue to Strengthen Ties With Iran, State Media Says
BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - China will continue to strengthen strategic cooperation with Iran, safeguard common interests, and make endeavors for regional and world peace, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday, citing comments from Foreign Minister Wang...
Yellen to Call for US, Europe to Stand Together on Iran, Russia
By David Lawder
FRANKFURT, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will call on Tuesday for Europe and the U.S. to stand together against Russian aggression and Iranian "support for terrorism", including finding a way forward...
What Could Raisi’s Death Mean for Stability in Iran and Beyond? Expert Q&A
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
By Scott Lucas
A helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials crashed in the mountainous north-west reaches of Iran on Sunday 20 May, sparking a rescue operation in thick fog...
Ebrahim Raisi, Hardline Ally of Khamenei, Killed in Helicopter Crash
By Parisa Hafezi and Yomna Ehab
DUBAI, May 20 (Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed when his helicopter crashed in poor weather...
