Tuesday, January 21, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Iranian and Hezbollah Commanders Help Direct Houthi Attacks in Yemen, Sources Say

By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Commanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon's Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and oversee Houthi attacks on Red...

Iran Regime Vows Revenge on Israel for Strike That Kills 5 Guards in Damascus

By Kinda Makieh and Laila Bassam DAMASCUS/BEIRUT, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Tehran vowed to carry out revenge attacks against Israel on Saturday after a missile strike flattened a building used as a base of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards...

US Conducts Strikes Against Iran-Regime Backed Houthi Anti-ship Missiles

By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Central Command forces on Friday conducted strikes against three Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed into the Southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch,...

Soccer-Iran Through to Asian Cup Last 16 With Narrow Win Over Hong Kong

DOHA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iran booked their place in the Asian Cup last 16 when they beat Hong Kong 1-0 in a Group C game on Friday at the Khalifa International Stadium where Mehdi Ghayedi scored...

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...