U.S. Urges Iran to Dilute All Its Near-Weapons-Grade Uranium
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States called on Iran on Wednesday to dilute all of the uranium it has enriched to up to 60% purity, close to the weapons-grade level...
Iran Regime-Aligned Houthis Say They Targeted Two US Warships in Red Sea
CAIRO, March 5 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis carried out a military operation in which they targeted two U.S. warship destroyers in the Red Sea, the group's military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said in a televised speech...
U.S. Forces Shoot Down, Destroy Missiles From Houthi Areas, CENTCOM Says
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. forces on Tuesday shot down one anti-ship ballistic missile and three one-way attack unmanned aerial systems launched from Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the USS Carney in the Red...
Iran Regime-Aligned Houthis Strike Container Vessel in Gulf of Aden, US CENTCOM Says
CAIRO, March 5 (Reuters) - One of two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis at the container vessel M/V MSC SKY II in the Gulf of Aden hit the ship and caused "damage", the U.S....
West Avoids Seriously Confronting Iran as IAEA Meet Begins
By Francois Murphy and John Irish
VIENNA, March 4 (Reuters) - A quarterly meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's main policy-making body began on Monday with Western powers again choosing not to seriously confront Iran over its failure to...
US Envoy Due in Beirut to Continue De-escalation Talks
BEIRUT, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein will visit Beirut on Monday to continue diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating the conflict across the Lebanese-Israeli border and bringing stability, a senior Lebanese official and a White House official...
Iran Rejects Durra Gas Field Joint Ownership Claim in Council Communique
DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Iran rejected a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) communique claiming the Durra gas field as "jointly and only owned by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait" as "unconstructive", Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said...
Israel Supportive of US Plan to Airdrop Gaza Aid, White House Says
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - Israel is supportive of a U.S. plan to airdrop food and supplies into the Gaza Strip in the coming days, White House spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.
"The Israelis have tried airdrops themselves...
Biden Should Make Iran Pay a Price for Proxy Attacks, Says Former Trump Aide
By Arshad Mohammed
Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden should make Iran pay a direct price for attacks on U.S. forces by Iranian-backed proxies, the former top Iran official in the Trump administration said on Wednesday.
Brian Hook, the State Department's special representative...
Halkbank Urges Immunity From US Prosecution in Iran Sanctions Case
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Turkey's Halkbank HALKB.IS drew skepticism from a U.S. appeals court panel on Wednesday, as the state-owned lender renewed its push to escape U.S. criminal charges that it helped Iran evade American sanctions.
Arguing...
