Tehran to Host Six-Nation Meeting on Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process
DUBAI/MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from Iran, Turkey, Russia and Georgia will meet their counterparts from Azerbaijan and Armenia in Tehran on Monday and discuss progress towards a peace agreement between the two South Caucasus...
US Pushes UN to Demand Iran Stop Arms to Hamas
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The United States proposed on Saturday a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that says Israel has a right to defend itself and demands Iran stop exporting arms to "militias and...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic’s Quandary: How to Stay Out of Israel’s War on Hamas
By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Arshad Mohammed
DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - On Oct. 15, Iran issued a stinging public ultimatum to its arch-enemy Israel: Halt your onslaught on Gaza or we'll be forced to take action, its foreign minister...
Iran-Backed Hamas Frees U.S. Hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan Held in Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose
GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Islamist group Hamas released two U.S. hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were kidnapped in its attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7,...
Israel and Iran-Backed Hamas at War: Latest News
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose
GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Israel levelled a northern Gaza district on Friday after giving families a half-hour warning to escape, and hit an Orthodox Christian church where others had been...
US Troops Attacked in Iraq, Syria and on Alert for More Strikes
By Idrees Ali
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - U.S. troops have been repeatedly attacked in Iraq and Syria in recent days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups with...
US Senators Ready Bill to Fund Office Helping Iran Oil Seizures
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - U.S. senators from both parties are readying legislation to help the federal government enforce oil sanctions on Iran, the office of Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican, told Reuters on Thursday.
Ernst...
Mahsa Amini, Women’s Movement in Iran Win EU’s 2023 Sakharov Freedom Prize
BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The European Union parliament awarded its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Iranian woman Mahsa Amini who died in police custody last year and the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran,...
US Targets Iran Missile, Drone Programs as UN Measures Lapse
By Simon Lewis and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday tried to limit Iran's missile and drone programs by imposing new sanctions, warning companies how to avoid selling Iran sensitive technology and dusting off...
U.S. Issues New Iran-Related Sanctions -Treasury Dept Website
By Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The United States issued new sanctions Wednesday on people and companies based in Iran, Hong Kong, China and Venezuela for enabling Iran's ballistic missile and drone programs,the Treasury Department said.
The sanctions target those...
