Rouhani says hopeful Europe won’t follow Trump’s lead on Iran
May 22, 2017
PARIS (Reuters) - Iran welcomes cooperation at all levels to bring stability to the Middle East, President Hassan Rouhani told his French counterpart on Monday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump lambasted...
Words and No Facts, So Far from Foreign Investors as Iran Votes on Rouhani
May 11, 2017
By Alissa de Carbonnel
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Desperate to show off the rewards of his landmark deal to get sanctions lifted from Iran, President Hassan Rouhani has rolled out the red carpet for...
Al-Abadi to Decide if he is more of a US or Iran Ally
December 21, 2016
By Potkin Azarmehr
Colonel John L. Dorrian is the spokesman for the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command, which is helping the Iraqi government take back Mosul...
Gulf Arab Row Rattles Trump’s Anti-Iran Axis
May 31, 2017
By Sylvia Westall and Tom Finn
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) - Just 10 days after President Donald Trump called on Muslim countries to stand united against Iran, a public feud between Qatar and some of...
Iran Condemns UK Attack, Criticises Western Security Ties to Gulf
May 23, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran condemned a suicide attack at a pop concert in Manchester that killed 22 people, but in an apparent swipe at Western security cooperation with Gulf Arab states said "artificial...
Protests in Iran Continue Over Water Shortage in the South
By Roshanak Astaraki
A protest over severe water shortage and power cuts that started on July 15 in Hamidiyeh in the southwestern province of Khuzestan has now spread to 15 other cities in the province.
Antiriot...
U.S. says Iranian-directed convoy targeted by U.S. strike in Syria
May 20, 2017
By Phil Stewart
The United States said on Friday it believed forces in a convoy targeted by U.S. military aircraft in southern Syria on Thursday were Iranian-directed, in a possible sign of increased...
Trump to resume precision munitions deliveries to Saudis -officials
June 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration notified Congress last week that it soon planned to begin delivering precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia under a 2015 weapons deal, congressional officials said on Tuesday.
The...
ANALYSIS-Arab rift deepens woes for Gulf airlines
June 7, 2017
By Tim Hepher and Victoria Bryan
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - A bust-up between Arab powers has dealt a blow to supercarriers already hurt by low oil prices and laptop bans, exposing the sensitivity...
What Iran’s High-stakes Election Means for Voters and the World
May 18, 2017
By Amir Handjani
On May 19, Iranians go to the polls to either re-elect President Hassan Rouhani to a second term or give one of his reactionary opponents a chance to govern, and...
