Tajik Govt Blames Deadly Tourist Attack on Banned Islamist Party
DUSHANBE, July 31 (Reuters) - Tajikistan's government on Tuesday accused a banned Islamist party of being behind a July 29 attack which killed four tourists from the United States, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Citing what...
Trump Says He Is Willing to Talk to Iran’s Leader Without Preconditions
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet Iran's leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the...
Russian Steelmaker MMK Changes Tack After Tariffs, Iran Sanctions
By Polina Ivanova and Andrey Kuzmin
MOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) - The project - the re-launch of hot-rolled steel production at MMK's Turkish site - was expected to add between $90 million and $100 million...
Iran Dismisses Angry Trump Warning Against Threatening U.S.
By Warren Strobel and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/ANKARA, July 23 (Reuters) - Iran on Monday dismissed an angry warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that Tehran risked dire consequences "the like of which few throughout history...
Pompeo assails Iran’s leaders, compares them to ‘mafia’ in California Speech
By Warren Strobel and Dana Feldman
July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched a rhetorical assault on Iran's leaders on Sunday, comparing them to a "mafia" and promising unspecified backing for...
U.S. Launches Campaign to Erode Support for Iran’s Leaders
By Jonathan Landay, Arshad Mohammed, Warren Strobel and John Walcott
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran...
Xi’s Visit to UAE Highlights China’s Rising Interest in Middle East
By Stanley Carvalho
ABU DHABI, July 20 (Reuters) - China and the United Arab Emirates signed a raft of financial, business and trade agreements on Friday during a visit by President Xi Jinping to the...
Man Arrested After Knife Attack on German Bus
BERLIN, July 20 (Reuters) - A man armed with a knife attacked people on a bus in the northern city of Luebeck on Friday, injuring 10 including one seriously before he was arrested, police...
Turkey’s Tupras Reduces Iranian Crude Purchases as U.S. Sanctions Loom
By Humeyra Pamuk and Julia Payne
ISTANBUL/LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Turkey's biggest oil importer Tupras has cut back purchases of Iranian crude since May, when the United States said it would re-impose sanctions on...
Mnuchin Says U.S. to Consider Waivers on Iran Sanctions
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The United States in certain cases will consider waivers for countries that need more time to wind down imports of oil from Iran as it seeks to...
