Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah Rejects US Overtures, Says Open to Avoiding Wider War
By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Iran-backed Hezbollah has rebuffed Washington's initial ideas for cooling tit-for-tat fighting with neighbouring Israel, such as pulling its fighters further from the border, but remains open to U.S....
Pakistan Launches Strikes Inside Iran Against Militant Targets
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan conducted strikes inside Iran on Thursday, targeting separatist militants, the Pakistani foreign ministry said, two days after Tehran said it attacked Israel-linked militant bases inside Pakistani...
US Lists Houthis as Terrorists, Business Fears Lengthy Red Sea Disruption
By Simon Lewis, Steve Holland and Megan Davies
WASHINGTON/DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday returned the Yemen-based Houthi rebels to a list of terrorist groups, while business chiefs warned that disruption to shipping in...
Sweden Summons Iranian Chargé D’Affaires Over Detained Swedes
COPENHAGEN, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Sweden has summoned the Iranian chargé d’affaires to demand the immediate release of Swedish citizens being held in custody in Iran, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
"The Government is working intensively and...
Pakistan Recalls Envoy From Iran After ‘Unprovoked’ Missile Strikes
By Asif Shahzad and Saleem Ahmed
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan recalled its ambassador from Iran on Wednesday after Iran violated its airspace in a 'blatant breach' of its sovereignty, a Pakistani foreign ministry spokeswoman said, as the incident stoked tensions between the...
Pope Condemns Iran Strike on Iraq, Appeals Against Escalation
VATICAN CITY, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the Iranian missile attack on the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, and urged all parties to avoid an escalation of conflicts in the Middle East.
The strike...
Iraq Files Complaint Against Iran Government at UN Security Council Over Iranian ‘Aggression’
CAIRO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iraq has filed a complaint against Iran at the United Nations Security Council over the Iranian "aggression", the Iraqi foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Muhammad Al Gebaly and Timour Azhari)
Pakistan Says Iran Violated Airspace, Killing Two Children
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
KARACHI/DUBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan said neighbouring Iran has violated its airspace resulting in the death of two children, hours after Iranian state media said missiles targeted two bases of militant group Jaish al Adl...
Iran Government Says Revolutionary Guards Attack ‘Baluchi Militant Group’ Bases in Pakistan
DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Two bases of Baluchi militant group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan were targeted by missiles on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, a day after Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards attacked targets in Iraq and Syria with...
Canada Clamps Down on Researchers With Ties to Iran
OTTAWA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Canada on Tuesday clamped down on researchers affiliated with a list of mainly China-based universities to stop them working on subjects deemed sensitive or critical to Canadian national security.
In measures Ottawa...
