Iran’s Desire for ‘A Seat at the Table’ Felt in Davos
By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Maha El Dahan
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) - At a dinner in the Swiss ski resort of Davos this week, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani hosted business and political leaders to showcase...
Pakistan Tells Iran It Wants to Build Trust After Tit-For-Tat Strikes
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Pakistan expressed its willingness to work with Iran on "all issues" in a call between their foreign ministers on Friday after both countries exchanged drone and missile...
Netherlands Summons Iran Ambassador Over Child Killed in Iraq Attack – Foreign Minister
AMSTERDAM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Friday summoned the Iranian ambassador to the Netherlands following the death of a Dutch baby in an attack by Iran on Erbil, Iraq.
Iran on Monday struck Erbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous...
Man Arrested Over Former Soldier Daniel Khalife’s Alleged Escape From London Prison
LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - British police have arrested a man in connection with the alleged escape of a terrorism suspect from a London prison last year in a high-profile case that led to a nationwide manhunt, authorities...
US Says Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Launched Missiles at Ship but No Damage Caused
By Kanishka Singh and Costas Pitas
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at a U.S.-owned tanker ship late on Thursday that hit the water near the vessel but caused...
UN Chief Urges Maximum Restraint by Iran, Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Iran and Pakistan to "exercise maximum restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions" after an exchange of military strikes between the countries, his spokesperson said...
ANALYSIS: Iran and Its Proxies and Widening Violence in the Middle East
By John Davison
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Iran launched missile strikes on three different countries this week - Iraq, Syria and Pakistan - while proxy militant groups it backs continue to target U.S. and Western interests and fight Israel, stoking...
Biden Says Iran-Pakistan Clash Shows Iran Is Not Well-Liked in Region
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the clashes between Iran and Pakistan this week show that Iran is not well-liked in the region.
Pakistan launched strikes on separatist militants inside Iran on Thursday, in a retaliatory attacktwo...
Pakistan Strikes Inside Iran Against Militant Targets, Stokes Regional Tension
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan used killer drones and rockets to strike separatist Baloch militants inside Iran on Thursday, Pakistani authorities said, two days after Tehran said it had...
UK’s Cameron Meets Iranian Foreign Minister, Condemns Attacks in Erbil
Jan 17 (Reuters) - British foreign secretary David Cameron met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum, UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said in a statement.
Cameron condemned the attacks...
