Israel Launches Ground Campaign Against Iran Regime-Backed Hamas in ‘Second Stage’ of Gaza War
By Emily Rose
JERUSALEM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Israeli forces waged ground operations against Hamas in Gaza on Sunday in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the second phase of a three-week-old war aimed at crushing...
Kremlin Defends Decision to Invite Islamic Republic-Backed Hamas Delegation to Moscow
MOSCOW, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Russia believes it is necessary to maintain contacts with all sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the Kremlin said on Friday, defending a decision to invite a Hamas delegation to Moscow which...
Biden Says US Ready to Take “Further Action” Following Attacks by Islamic Republic-Linked Groups
Oct 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday that the United States "stands ready to take further action" following attacks by Iran-linked groups against U.S. forces...
US Adds Sanctions on Islamic Republic-Backed Hamas, IRGC
By Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Friday issued a second round of sanctions aimed at Palestinian militant group Hamas following its attack this month on Israel, including a Hamas official in Iran and members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The measures...
US Fighter Jets Strike Syria After Attacks by Islamic Republic-Backed Militia
Oct 27 (Reuters) - Two U.S. fighter jets struck weapons and ammunition facilities in Syria on Friday in retaliation for attacks on U.S. forces by Islamic Republic-backed militia as concerns grew that the Israel-Hamas conflict may...
Islamic Republic-Backed Hamas Delegation Is Visiting Moscow – Russian Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A delegation from Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that controls Gaza, is currently visiting Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a weekly briefing on Thursday, without providing any further...
Biden Sent Message Warning Khamenei Against Targeting US Troops
By Steve Holland and Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has sent a rare message to Islamic Republic's leader Ali Khamenei warning Tehran against targeting U.S. personnel in the Middle East, the White...
Israel Ground Forces Raid Iran-Backed Hamas Sites in Gaza, Then Withdraw
JERUSALEM, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israeli ground forces operated within the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, attacking multiple Hamas targets before withdrawing, the military said in a statement on what Israel's Army Radio described as the...
Azerbaijan Drops Armenian Land Corridor Plan, Looks to Iran – Aliyev Adviser
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan is no longer interested in securing a land corridor through Armenia to the Azerbaijani enclave of Nakhichevan and will instead discuss the issue with its southern neighbour Iran, a senior Azerbaijani official...
Iran-Backed Hezbollah Chief Meets Top Palestinian Leaders
BEIRUT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah met with top leaders of the Palestinian militant factions Hamas and Islamic Jihad, according to a report by Hezbollah's al-Manar TV, saying they had assessed what...
