Spaniard Released From Year Imprisoned in Iran Says He Is Planning a Return
MADRID, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A Spanish soccer fan who returned to Spain on Tuesday after spending more than a year detained by the Iranian authorities on espionage charges told reporters at the airport he was already...
Iranian Warship Alborz Enters the Red Sea
DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Iran's Alborz warship has entered the Red Sea, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, at a time of soaring tensions on the key shipping route amid the Israel-Hamas war...
Iran Government Says It Has Released Spanish National as a ‘Humane’ Step
DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The release of a Spanish national detained in Iran was a "humane" step, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said at a press conference on Monday.
The semi-official SNN news agency said...
US Sinks 3 Ships, Kills 10 After Iran Regime-Backed Houthi Red Sea Attack
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Ahmed Elimam
COPENHAGEN/DUBAI/CAIRO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - U.S. helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk MAERSKb.CO container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts...
UK’s Cameron: Iran Shares Responsibility for Preventing Red Sea Attacks
LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Sunday he had made clear in a call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian that Iran shared responsibility for preventing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
"I made clear that Iran shares responsibility...
Owners of Bulker Held by Houthis Say ‘Encouraged’ by Reports of Seafarers’ Imminent Release
LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Galaxy Maritime Ltd, the Isle of Man registered owner of bulk carrier "Galaxy Leader" hijacked by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Nov. 19, said on Friday that it was encouraged by reports...
US Targets Flow of Iranian Funds to Yemen’s Houthis Over Attacks
By Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - In its latest response to attacks on shipping by the Houthis, the U.S. on Thursday sanctioned an individual and three currency exchange houses it accused of facilitating the flow...
France, Germany, UK and US Condemn Iran’s Increase in Uranium Enrichment
By Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON Dec 28 (Reuters) - France, Germany, Britain and the United States on Thursday condemned an increase by Iran in the production rate of highly enriched uranium of up to 60% purity, close to the level used...
US Allies Reluctant on Red Sea Task Force
By Phil Stewart, David Latona and Angelo Amante
WASHINGTON/MADRID/ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden hoped to present a firm international response to Yemen's Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping by launching a new maritime...
ANALYSIS: Year of Elections, Especially in US, to Shape Ukraine, Gaza and Wider Conflicts
By Peter Apps
SYDNEY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - As 2023 draws to a close, both sides in the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts signalled they expect continued fighting through much of the new year when dozens of countries,...
