US Threatens Action Against Iran at IAEA Over Continued ‘Stonewalling’
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, March 7 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday threatened future action against Iran at the U.N. nuclear watchdog if Tehran keeps "stonewalling" the watchdog by denying it the cooperation and answers it seeks on...
Yellen Says US Congress Inaction on Ukraine Aid Is “Gift” to Putin, Iran
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that Congress' inaction in approving new U.S. aid to Ukraine is "nothing short of a gift" to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran and other adversaries...
South Africa Again Asks World Court to Intervene in Israel-Gaza War
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Bassam Masoud
CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. said on Wednesday that talks on a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza could still reach an agreement between Hamas and Israel as...
Iran Should Immediately Release the Seized Tanker Advantage Sweet, State Dept Says
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - Iran should immediately release the Advantage Sweet tanker, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday, after the semi-official Fars news agency reported Iran will unload about $50 million worth of crude from the...
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...
