Blinken Says He Will Raise Protecting Gaza Civilians While in Israel This Week
DOHA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said when he visits Israel this week he will tell Israeli officials that it is imperative they do more to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza.
Speaking...
Blinken Presses Arab States to Discuss the Future of Gaza
By Simon Lewis and Suleiman Al-Khalidi
AMMAN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to push Israel’s Arab neighbors on Sunday to play a future role in running Gaza, even as he...
France and Iran Discuss Risks to Mideast Stability
PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Saturday that she had told her Iranian counterpart that the risk of a Middle East regional conflagration had never been greater and that Tehran and its...
Israel, Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah Trade Fire Across Lebanon Border
By Maayan Lubell, Maya Gebeily and Simon Lewis
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT/CHANIA, Greece, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Air raid sirens sounded across northern Israel on Saturday as Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group said it fired rockets at Israel, and Israel said...
UK Finance Minister Hunt: Red Sea Shipping Attacks May Impact British Economy
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes could have an impact on the British economy through rising prices, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday.
Asked whether the attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi militants in...
EXCLUSIVE- US Intelligence Confirms Islamic State’s Afghanistan Branch Behind Iran Blasts -Sources
By Jonathan Landay and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State’s (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, two sources familiar...
EXCLUSIVE- Iran’s Regime Oil Trade With China Stalls as Tehran Demands Higher Prices
By Chen Aizhu and Muyu Xu
SINGAPORE, Jan 5 (Reuters) - China's oil trade with Iran has stalled as Tehran withholds shipments and demands higher prices from its top client, tightening cheap supply for the world's biggest crude importer,...
White House Says Russia Used Missiles From North Korea to Strike Ukraine
By Jeff Mason and Josh Smith
WASHINGTON/SEOUL Jan 5 (Reuters) - Russia recently used short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) sourced from North Korea to conduct multiple strikes against Ukraine, the White House said on Thursday, citing newly declassified intelligence.
National security...
Jordan Strikes Iran-Linked Drug Dealers in Syria -Intelligence Sources
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
AMMAN, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Jordan on Thursday launched air strikes inside Syria against suspected warehouses and hideouts of Iranian-backed drug smugglers, Jordanian and regional intelligence sources said.
The army has stepped up a campaign against...
Russia Goes Ahead With Plans to Buy Iranian Ballistic Missiles
Jan 4 (Reuters) - Russia is planning to buy short-range ballistic missiles from Iran, a step that would enhance Moscow's ability to target Ukraine's infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.
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