Friday, September 20, 2024

Iran’s Khamenei Blames Gulf Arab States for Military Parade Attack

By Michael Georgy DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused U.S.-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, almost half...

Iran Will Defeat Trump Just like It Did Saddam, Won’t Abandon Missiles -Rouhani

DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will fail in his confrontation with Iran, just like Iraq's Saddam Hussein, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, referring to the war between the...

Trump Lawyer Giuliani Says Iran’s Government Will Be Overthrown

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Saturday said that U.S. sanctions on Iran are leading to economic pain that could lead to a "successful revolution," contrasting...

Trump Administration Destabilises Global Peace – Iran’s Zarif

GENEVA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister tweeted on Friday that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump was a threat to the Middle East and to the global community. "It is true that...

Iran Puts on “Show of Strength” Military Exercise in Gulf

GENEVA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Iranian Revolutionary Guards and army carried out a joint aerial military drill in the Gulf on Friday in what official media said indicated the "pounding reply" that awaited...

Google Staff Discussed Tweaking Search Results to Counter Travel Ban – WSJ

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Google employees brainstormed ways to alter search functions to counter the Trump administration's controversial 2017 travel ban, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing internal emails. Google employees discussed how...

Iran Dismisses U.S. Offer of Talks, Says Washington Broke Last Deal

LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Iran hit back at a U.S. offer of negotiations on Thursday, saying Washington had violated the terms of the last big deal they agreed, the 2015 nuclear accord. U.S. President...

Japan’s Oil Refiners Temporarily Halt Iranian Loadings on Sanctions Threat -PAJ

TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Japanese oil refiners have temporarily halted Iranian oil loadings ahead of U.S. sanctions and are buying alternatives as it remains unclear whether Japan will receive an exemption, the head...

Iran Asks UN to Condemn Israeli Threats, Supervise Its Nuclear Programme

LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Iran has asked the United Nations to condemn Israeli threats against Tehran and to bring Israel's nuclear programme under its supervision, state media reported on Thursday. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin...

Major Powers, Except U.S., Try to Keep Iran Nuclear Deal Alive

By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish WASHINGTON/PARIS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Nations that struck the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, except for the United States, meet on Monday in what many diplomats fear may prove a...