Leader of Iran Regime-Backed Hamas Visits Egypt Amid Talks on New Ceasefire
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Bassam Masoud and Dan Williams
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The leader of Hamas visited Egypt for this first time in more than a month on Wednesday, a rare personal intervention in diplomacy amid...
ANALYSIS: Riyadh Reluctant to Derail Iran Detente Over U.S. Red Sea Taskforce
By Alexander Cornwell and Pesha Magid
DUBAI/RIYADH, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's name was conspicuously - perhaps surprisingly - absent from a list of countries the United States announced as part of its new naval coalition protecting Red...
Man Convicted of ‘Hostile Reconnaissance’ on London-Based TV Channel Critical of Iran
By Sam Tobin
LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - A man accused of carrying out "hostile reconnaissance" against a London-based television station critical of Iran's government was on Wednesday convicted of collecting information that could be used in a...
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iran-Related Drone Production Network
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The United States has issued fresh sanctions on 10 entities and four individuals based in Iran, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia that it accuses of supporting the production of Iranian drones, the Treasury Department said...
US Launches Red Sea Force as Ships Reroute to Avoid Attacks
By Phil Stewart and John Davison
MANAMA/DUBAI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday launched a multinational operation to safeguard commerce in the Red Sea as attacks by Iran-backed Yemeni militants forced major shipping companies to...
Swedish Court Upholds Life Sentence in Iran Executions Case
By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson
STOCKHOLM, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday upheld a guilty verdict and life sentence given to a former Iranian official convicted last year for his part in a...
US Launches Multinational Operation Amid Iran Regime-Backed Houthi Attacks in Red Sea
By Phil Stewart
MANAMA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said the United States was leading a multinational operation to safeguard commerce in the Red Sea as attacks by Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi militants...
World Leaders Arrive in Kuwait to Pay Respects After Emir’s Death
By Ahmed Hagagy, Alexander Cornwell and Phil Stewart
KUWAIT, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Foreign dignitaries arrived in the Persian Gulf state of Kuwait to offer condolences for the death of emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who was...
UK, US Sanction Iranians Linked to Quds Force, Palestinian Militant Groups
LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Britain said it had adopted a new sanctions regime against Iran on Thursday as it announced measures against seven individuals, including the head of Tehran's Quds Force, for threatening or planning the destabilisation...
Iran Opposes Fossil Fuel Phase-Out in COP28 Agreement
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
As negotiators stagger towards their beds in Dubai and another year’s climate talks come to a close, it’s time to take stock. Did COP28 achieve the big breakthrough the world needs on...
