Islamic Republic Threatens Mediterranean Closure Over Gaza, Without Saying How
Dec 23 (Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if the United States and its allies continued to commit "crimes" in Gaza, Iranian media reported on Saturday, without explaining...
US Says Iran Regime ‘Deeply Involved’ in Red Sea Attacks on Commercial Vessels
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Iran was "deeply involved" in planning operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea and its intelligence was critical to enable Yemen's Houthi movement to target ships, the White House said...
US Publishes A Video Message in Support of Iranians on Yalda Night
By Kayhan Life Staff
The U.S. State Department has issued a video wishing Iranians around the world a happy Yalda. It also said that the U.S. would continue offering its support to Iranians calling for...
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...
