Iran Kills Members of Sunni Jihadist Group in Southeast
June 14, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian forces killed two members of a Sunni Muslim jihadist group in the city of Chabahar on Wednesday and arrested five others, the intelligence minister said, as security forces stepped...
Gulf Crisis Seen Widening Split in Syria Rebellion
By Tom Perry and Suleiman Al-Khalidi
June 14, 2017 BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Confrontation between Qatar and Saudi Arabia is creating unease among Syrian rebels who expect the crisis between two of their biggest state backers...
Iraq says Syrian army delegation in Baghdad to discuss borders security
June 14, 2017
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A high level Syrian army delegation held talks in Baghdad with Iraqi counterparts on border security in the first public visit of its kind in years to coordinate the...
Supreme Court Gives Trump More Time to File Travel Ban Briefs
June 13, 2017
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration more time to file papers responding to an appeals court ruling that upheld a block on a...
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...
EU’s Mogherini Confident U.S. Will Stick to Iran Nuclear Deal
June 13, 2017
OSLO (Reuters) - European foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday she was confident the United States would stick to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, despite its protestations to the contrary, as the...
Iran says Saudi supports militants on its turf after attacks
June 13, 2017
OSLO (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia was supporting militants inside Iran, days after hardline Sunni group Islamic State claimed attacks in Tehran.
Relations between the two neighbours...
Turkey’s Erdogan Decries Isolation of Qatar as ‘Inhumane’, Against Islamic Values
June 13, 2017
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced the isolation of Qatar as "inhumane and against Islamic values", and said the methods used against the Gulf state were unacceptable.
Erdogan's defence...
Iran’s Aseman signs final deal for 30 Boeing 737s – IRNA
June 10, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Aseman Airlines has signed a final deal to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets in Iran's first new business with the U.S. planemaker since President Donald Trump took office vowing...
Iran Says Arrests Seven Suspects Linked to Tehran Attacks
June 10, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have arrested seven people suspected of helping militants involved in this week's attacks in the capital Tehran, a judiciary official said on Saturday. Islamic State claimed responsibility for...
