WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters the United States has held talks with Iran and that the two sides had "major points of agreement." Trump said the conversations that took place on Sunday would to continue on Monday and that if the
US President Donald Trump told AFP on Monday that "things are going very well" regarding Iran, shortly after announcing talks with Tehran and a five-day pause on targeting the Islamic republic's power plants. Trump's abrupt shift on Iran came hours before the expiration of a
Trump said he ordered to postpone military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days, effectively backtracking Saturday's 48-hour deadline he would strike Iranian energy facilities if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed
Told by the IDF not to evacuate and wary of the terror militia, residents in Christian villages in southern Lebanon say they are the ones paying the price
VATICAN CITY, March 23 (Reuters) - Pope Leo sharply criticised aerial bombardments on Monday, saying they are indiscriminate and should be banned, in his latest anti-war comments as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week. Leo, the first U.S. pope, did not
Trump faces a choice between a negotiated deal or declaring military damage a victory. A deal means engaging a regime he sought to topple, while claiming victory leaves it intact. Iran's regime, meanwhile, faces its own dilemmas too
In a Truth Social post, US President Trump said that Washington and Tehran “have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.”
LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - British police said on Monday an attack on Jewish community ambulances in north London was not being treated as a terrorist incident but the investigation would be led by counter terrorism officers. "While this has not been declared a terrorist
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier that has been part of Middle East war operations, on Monday returned to a naval base in Crete, an AFP photographer said. The vessel, which took on food, fuel and ammunition at Souda Bay in February, reported a laundry
Two Iranian attacks targeted the UAE on Monday, authorities in Abu Dhabi said, with at least seven ballistic missiles and 16 drones launched from Iran intercepted by
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. has had good and productive conversations with Iran and he will order the military to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. Trump's move
US President Trump has paused planned US strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure for five days following “productive” talks, easing tensions after a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz that rattled oil markets.
By Bo Erickson MEMPHIS, March 23 (Reuters) - Four weeks into the Iran war, U.S. President Donald Trump will shift his focus from overseas conflict to law‑and‑order, visiting Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday to highlight his crime crackdown to bolster his party ahead of November
LJUBLJANA, March 23 (Reuters) - Slovenia's political parties looked set for urgent coalition talks on Monday after no clear winner emerged from an election that could sway the Alpine country's domestic and foreignagenda. Prime Minister Robert Golob's liberal Freedom Movement
MOSCOW, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli strikes near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran are extremely dangerous and Russia has shared its concerns with the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Such strikes could have irreparable consequences,
PRAGUE, March 23 (Reuters) - Czech police and defence company LPP, which produces drones for Ukraine, are investigating a fire at a factory in the city of Pardubice for possible links to Russian interests, LPP said on Monday. Police are treating Friday's incident as a
LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday there had been no assessment that mainland Britain was being targeted by Iran. "We carry out assessments all the time in order to keep us safe, and there's no assessment that we're being targeted in
JERUSALEM, March 23 (Reuters) - An Israeli civilian killed on Sunday on the Lebanese border dies as a result of friendly fire and not from a rocket attack from Hezbollah, the Israeli military said on Monday. Initial findings indicate that the man, Ofer Moskowitz, was killed by
DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - The cases of individuals arrested over Iran's nationwide protests earlier this year have been processed, first deputy Chief of the Judiciary Hamzeh Khalili said on Monday, with cases given a final verdict now being implemented Nationwide
LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - A British man detained in Tehran urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday to "step out of the shadows" and publicly challenge the spying charges against him and his wife, who now fear for their lives more than three weeks into the Iran war. Craig
DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - An attack on Iran's southern coast and islands will lead to Gulf routes being cut with the laying of sea mines, the country's Defence Council said on Monday according to state media. The U.S. is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran's Kharg
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States and Iran had held "very good" talks towards ending the three-week Middle East war, putting threatened US attacks on Iran's power plants on hold in a stunning about-turn. In a social media post that immediately sent oil prices
The world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the Middle East war drags on, the head of the International Energy Agency warned Monday, as Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and threatened weeks more fighting. As the war grinds into its
Iran threatened Monday to deploy naval mines in the Gulf and target power plants across the region as it defied US President Donald Trump's ultimatum for the Islamic republic to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The ramped-up rhetoric came after stark warnings that the world faces
BEIJING, March 23 (Reuters) - China on Monday urged all parties involved in the Middle East conflict affecting the Strait of Hormuz to end military operations to prevent a "vicious cycle" and return to negotiations. "Should hostilities continue to escalate and the situation
March 23 (Reuters) - Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organisation in north London were set ablaze, police said on Monday, adding that the incident was being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. "An investigation has been launched after four ambulances belonging
DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - Iran will retaliate to an attack on its electricity sector by targeting Israel's power plants as well as power plants supplying U.S. bases with electricity in regional countries, a statement by the Revolutionary Guards on Monday said. The statement
The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday. The 11 hottest years ever recorded were all between 2015 and 2025, the United Nations' WMO weather and
The global economy is under "major threat" from the energy crisis caused by the Middle East war and "no country will be immune" to its effects, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol said Monday. Speaking at the National Press Club in Australia's capital, Birol compared
The siege of Hormuz is pushing already-fragile Iraq, Lebanon and Syria deeper into chaos while straining economies in Jordan and Egypt. Launching a war in such an energy-sensitive region without a plan is a dangerous strategic gamble with severe possible consequences
Stock markets tumbled as oil prices and the dollar jumped Monday after US President Donald Trump and Iranian leaders traded threats over the key Strait of Hormuz. With the conflict now in its fourth week and showing no sign of ending, the International Energy Agency warned of
Stocks tumbled Monday and oil prices jumped after Donald Trump and Iranian leaders traded threats over the key Strait of Hormuz, while Israel said the Middle East war could last several more weeks. With the conflict now in its fourth week and showing no sign of ending, the head
Stocks tumbled Monday and oil prices rose after Donald Trump and Iranian leaders traded threats over the key Strait of Hormuz, while Israel said the Middle East war could last several more weeks. With the conflict now in its fourth week and showing no sign of ending, the head
Energy industry leaders will converge on Texas this week for an annual conference dominated by oil and gas supply disruptions from the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran. More than 10,000 attendees are expected for CERAWeek, the spring gathering in
By Maayan Lubell, Alexander Cornwell and Idrees Ali TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - Iran warned it would strike energy and water infrastructure across the Gulf if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to attack its electricity grid,
Palestinian residents said Sunday that Israeli settlers torched buildings and cars in attacks on several villages in the occupied West Bank, with Israel's army condemning "violence of any kind" after the fact. The reported arson late Saturday came in the midst of a spate of
With Iranian strikes hitting targets, the UAE's reporting grew more opaque. Authorities have also arrested over 100 people for filming sites and sharing videos of the attacks
Hundreds of Syrians protested in central Damascus on Sunday against new restrictions on alcohol sales, reflecting wider fears that the Islamist authorities may tighten curbs on personal freedoms. The Syrian capital last week banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in restaurants
The Israeli military announced Sunday it was expanding its ground campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, warning of a lengthy operation, after Beirut condemned what it called Israel's flagrant violations of Lebanese sovereignty. Israeli forces were ordered earlier Sunday to
Israel struck more targets in south Lebanon on Sunday, including a key bridge, triggering a warning from the Lebanese president that it could be preparing a full ground invasion. Israel's military was ordered to destroy bridges it said are used by the Iran-backed militant group
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war: - IEA chief issues warnings - International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol warned on Monday that the global economy is under "major threat" from the energy crisis caused by the Middle East war, adding that "no country
Isfahan's monumental landmarks, among the greatest achievements of Islamic architecture, have been damaged in recent weeks by bombings, even as some voices in Iran direct their anger elsewhere
The three men are the first executed among tens of thousands arrested in a January crackdown. The director of Iran Human Rights said the executions were 'intended to instill fear in society and deter new protests' amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran
The United States may need to "escalate" its attacks against Iran to be able to wind down the war, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, after President Donald Trump gave seemingly contradictory trajectories for the US military campaign. Trump on Saturday threatened to
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has "plenty of money" to fund the war against Iran, but is requesting supplemental funding from Congress to ensure the military is well supplied in the future, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday. Bessent,
Iran's strike on Qatar's gas facility could disrupt global energy and tech supply chains by affecting helium production. Qatar produces about a third of the world's helium, but production has been halted and exports are expected to drop by 14 percent
DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - Iran will completely shut the strategic Strait of Hormuz if U.S. President Trump executes threats to target Iranian energy facilities, the country's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Sunday. Trump on Saturday threatened to "obliterate"