Venezuela Rushes to Mend Iran Relationship as US Sanctions Loom
By Mircely Guanipa, Deisy Buitrago and Marianna Parraga
PUNTO FIJO/CARACAS/HOUSTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran and Venezuela are trying to patch together an oil alliance that began to fray last year, according to six people familiar with the...
US Targets Iran Regime-Backed Group in Bahrain With Sanctions on Affiliates, Treasury Says
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four individuals in Iran for aiding the Bahrain-based, U.S.-designated terrorist group al-Ashtar Brigades, the Treasury Department said in a statement.
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The sanctions were imposed in coordination...
US-British Forces Strike Iran Regime-Backed Houthi Targets, Killing 11, Yemen Government Says
By Mohammed Ghobari
ADEN, Yemen, March 11 (Reuters) - Airstrikes attributed to a U.S.-British coalition hit port cities and small towns in western Yemen on Monday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 14 while defending commercial...
Iran, China and Russia to Hold Warship Drills
MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - Russia said a group of its warships had arrived in Iran to take part in drills with Iran and China in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
The joint exercises,...
US, UK, French Military Shoot Down Houthi Drones After Attacks on Vessels
CAIRO, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S., French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune and U.S. destroyers in the region,...
Peru Rules Out Iranian Suspect for Planned Attack at APEC Forum
LIMA, March 8 (Reuters) - Peru's authorities ruled out the initial hypothesis that an Iranian and a Peruvian arrested on Friday were planning an attack on an Israeli person at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
EU Says Maritime Aid Corridor to Gaza Could Open This Weekend
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Michele Kambas
CAIRO/LARNACA, Cyprus, March 8 (Reuters) - The head of the European Commission said on Friday a maritime aid corridor could start operating between Cyprus and Gaza this weekend, part of accelerating...
Iran Regime-Aligned Houthis Say They Targeted Cargo Vessel and US War Destroyers in Red...
CAIRO, March 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune in the Gulf of Aden, the group's military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech early on Saturday.
The Houthis have been attacking ships in...
Art Dubai Features Works by Monir Farmanfarmaian, Grigorian
By Rawaa Talass
Art Dubai — the Middle East’s leading art fair — held its 17th edition with more than 100 galleries taking part, and modern masters including Marcos Grigorian, Monir Farmanfarmaian and Parviz Tanavoli...
US to Build Temporary Port to Deliver Gaza Aid
By Jonathan Landay and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military will build a temporary port on Gaza's Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian aid by sea, President Joe Biden said in his State of...
