Russian Links With China, Iran and North Korea a Threat, Warns Finland
HELSINKI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Russia's increasing cooperation with China, Iran, North Korea and its other global allies is a serious, long-term threat to European countries, Finland's Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen said on Tuesday.
Finland...
Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Claim Attack on Norwegian Tanker
By Phil Stewart and Nadine Awadalla
DUBAI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they carried out a military operation against the Norwegian commercial tanker STRINDA in their latest protest against Israel's bombardment of Gaza.
The group said it hit the...
Russia Says Working on Big New Agreement With Iran
MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Russia and Iran will speed up work on a major new interstate agreement, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday after a phone call between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...
Man filmed HQ of London-based TV channel critical of Iran, prosecutors say
By Sam Tobin
LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - An Austrian man carried out "hostile reconnaissance" against a London-based television station critical of Iran's government to collect information which could have been used in an attack on the channel,...
Swedish PM Demands Immediate Release of EU Employee Jailed in Iran
STOCKHOLM, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Monday demanded the immediate release of Swedish European Union employee Johan Floderus from prison in Iran.
Floderus was arrested in Iran in 2022. Iran said on Sunday it had begun a trial of the...
Israel Presses Ahead in Battle Against Iran Regime-Backed Hamas in Southern Gaza
By Bassam Masoud and Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA/CAIRO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified across Gaza on Monday, fuelling fears flagged by the United Nations at the weekend of a breakdown in public order...
Iran Regime Tries Swedish EU Employee for ‘Spying for Israel’
DUBAI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday that it had begun the trial of a Swedish national employed by the European Union who is charged with spying for Israel and "corruption on earth,"...
Netanyahu Speaks to Putin, Voices Disapproval of Iran Ties
JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday and voiced displeasure with "anti-Israel positions" taken by Moscow's envoys at the United Nations, an Israeli statement said.
Russia...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Says Iranian People Will Prevail Against Rulers
By Nerijus Adomaitis
OSLO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The Iranian people will ultimately overcome authoritarianism imposed by a government that has lost legitimacy and public support, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said from prison in a speech...
Iran Regime-Funded Kataeb Hezbollah Vows More Attacks on US Forces
BAGHDAD, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Attacks by Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah militia against U.S. interests on Friday are the start of "new rules of engagement," a security official from the group said in a social media post.
The Iran-aligned...
