Airlines Scramble to Change Routes After Israeli Attack on Iran
By Jamie Freed
April 19 (Reuters) - Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli attack...
No Plan for Immediate Retaliation Against Israel, Senior Iranian Official Says
DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - Iran has no plan for immediate retaliation against Israel, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Friday, hours after sources said Israel launched an attack on Iranian soil.
"The foreign source of...
Italy Hopes Any Israeli Retaliation on Iran Will Be Targeted
CAPRI, Italy, April 18 (Reuters) - Israel will probably retaliate for Iran's missile and drone attack on April 13, Italy's foreign minister said on Thursday, adding that he hoped any response would be targeted and doesn’t trigger...
Indian Crew Member From MSC Aries Seized by Iran Returns Home
NEW DELHI, April 18 (Reuters) - An Indian woman who was a crew member on the MSC Aries container vessel seized by Iran on April 13 has returned to the country, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
The ministry said that...
An Israeli Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Programme Is Unlikely – Here’s Why
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to retaliate against Iran for the unprecedented aerial assault on April 13. He has made it clear that “we will make our own decisions, and the state...
Britain Sanctions Iranian Military Figures After Attack on Israel
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iranian military figures and organisations in a coordinated move with the United States, in response to Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel last weekend.
The sanctions, which include asset...
ANALYSIS: Oil Traders Sanguine About Risks From Israel-Iran Conflict
By John Kemp
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - Petroleum prices have fallen following Iran's missile and drone assault on Israel, confounding expectations that the escalation of the shadow war would cause them to rise.
Like major industrial accidents, extreme...
US Announces New Sanctions on Iran After Missile and Drone Strike on Israel
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its unmanned aerial vehicle production after its missile and drone strike on Israel last weekend.
The U.S. Treasury Department statement said the measures targeted 16...
IRGC Commander Says Tehran Could Review ‘Nuclear Doctrine’ Amid Israeli Threats
DUBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - Iran could review its "nuclear doctrine" following Israeli threats, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Thursday, raising concerns about Tehran's nuclear programme which it has always said was strictly for peaceful...
Israel Will Defend Itself, Netanyahu Says, as West Calls for Restraint
By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, April 17 (Reuters) - Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Western countries pleaded for restraint in responding...
