Sources say Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei suffered disfiguring wounds during the war's opening airstrike, which killed his father. However, he's still the decision maker in the country, including on the war and in talks with the United States, sources add
By Daniel Flynn KYIV, April 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine can play a useful role in international efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Britain's armed services minister said, praising its drone technology as amongthe best in the world. Britain has organized discussions this month
By Tom Polansek, Brad Brooks, Maria Tsvetkova, Rich McKay and Daniel Trotta
Some three-quarters of the airstrikes during the Middle East war targeted sites in Iran or Lebanon, according to an AFP analysis of data from ACLED, a non‑profit that tracks political violence worldwide. At least 7,700 strikes or series of strikes by missiles, drones, rockets
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) - A senior Iranian source said on Saturday the U.S. had agreed to release Iranian frozen assets that were held in Qatar and other foreign banks, welcoming the move as a sign of "seriousness" in reaching a deal with Washington in talks
JAKARTA, April 11 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will depart to Russia in the coming days and is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin during the visit, Indonesia's foreign minister said on Saturday. Minister Sugiono said the visit would discuss the
April 11 (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Iranian officials gathered in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday to hold talks that seek to end their war https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ in the Middle East that has killed thousands L1N3ZZ07R, roiled energy supplies and hurt the
US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad on Saturday for talks with Iran that the Pakistani premier hosting the warring sides called a "make or break" effort to permanently halt weeks of fighting in the Middle East. An Iranian delegation led by parliamentary speaker
Senior Iranian and American delegations met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Saturday to begin negotiations towards a deal to end the Middle East war unleashed six weeks earlier by US-Israeli strikes on Tehran. With the talks under way at Islamabad's
An Iranian government delegation met Pakistan's prime minister on Saturday to discuss the terms of planned "make or break" negotiations to end the Middle East war with a US party led by Vice President JD Vance. With the first talks underway at Islamabad's Serena Hotel, Iranian
Set to be the first direct U.S.–Iran talks since 2015, the negotiations hinge on Tehran's demand to link any deal to a Lebanon cease-fire and sanctions relief. Pakistan has emerged as a key broker and may seek to strengthen its global standing, potentially at the expense of
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) - Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three people close to his inner
By Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran were to hold negotiations in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday seeking to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without
ISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. government plane carrying top U.S. officials landed in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday for peace talks with Iran, two Pakistani sources told Reuters. Washington and Tehran are due to begin negotiations seeking to end the
April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, CNN reported late on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. The network said there are indications
Beirut was ready for a political solution, but Israel preferred another war on Hezbollah, as Iran now moves to 'save' Lebanon from Israel and Trump greases the already slippery slope of Israel-U.S. ties
By Bo Erickson and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the U.S. will have the Strait of Hormuz "open fairly soon" but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step. Trump also suggested that
By Simon Lewis and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. team led by Vice President JD Vance left for Islamabad on Friday for weekend talks with Iran, even as both sides accused each other of breaking commitments made to secure a temporary ceasefire. White House
One of the sources, a person with direct knowledge of the peace board's operations, said that out of ten countries that pledged funds, only three: the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and the U.S., had contributed funding. The Iran war 'has affected everything,' the source added
Lebanese ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh is expected to lead the Lebanese delegation in talks with the Israeli side in Washington on Tuesday, the first such contact between the two parties in decades.
By Phil Stewart and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The White House considered but decided against a national televised address by President Donald Trump on Tuesday about his ceasefire deal with Iran, with some aides and advisers privately voicing concern about
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Friday that NATO was "in America's interests", at the end of a three-day visit to the Gulf to discuss bolstering the "fragile" Middle East truce. Starmer's comments followed US President Donald Trump's renewed attacks this week on
Iranian officials say Lebanon cease-fire and release of frozen assets must precede U.S. talks, urge Washington to halt Israeli strikes and honor commitments. Earlier on Friday, Trump told The New York Post that the U.S. is 'loading up the ships with the best ammunition'
The preliminary conversation comes ahead of expected peace talks between Israel and Lebanon that are set to take place at the U.S. State Department in Washington next Tuesday. A diplomatic source familiar with the matter said Israel has agreed to cease attacks in Beirut
Iran's widening ambitions after the war include a bid to exercise permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Despite the ceasefire, pressure is mounting inside Iran: arrests are rising, the internet remains largely shut down, and millions face deep economic uncertainty.
By Gram Slattery, Humeyra Pamuk, Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - When JD Vance arrives in Islamabad for talks on Saturday with Iranian officials, it will fulfill a wish for Tehran's remaining leaders, some of whom have quietly sought the U.S.
President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran has "no cards" in upcoming talks with the United States -- apart from Tehran's effective stranglehold on the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping channel. "The Iranians don't seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short term
Lebanon's presidency said Friday that a meeting would be held with Israel in Washington next week to discuss a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war and the start of negotiations between the neighbours. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has repeatedly expressed readiness for
An Israeli strike, one of multiple on the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh on Friday, killed 13 State Security personnel, the agency said, as Lebanon prepared to start ceasefire talks with Israel. "This painful loss only strengthens our determination to achieve a ceasefire
Lebanon's State Security agency said an Israeli strike on the southern city of Nabatiyeh on Friday killed 13 of its personnel, as Lebanon prepared to start ceasefire talks with Israel. Lebanon's health ministry raised the toll of massive Israeli strikes across the country on
The Lebanese government’s openness to talks with Israel has angered Hezbollah while its efforts to assert authority in Beirut has won praise from Gulf states.
By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, April 10 (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has called for historic direct talks with longtime foe Israel since war erupted a month ago - a month in which Israel's military has forced more than a million Lebanese to flee,
More than 100,000 Muslim worshippers performed Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in east Jerusalem, the holy site's Islamic authority reported, after it reopened the previous day following a truce agreed between the United States and Iran. Jerusalem's Old City is home to
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, April 10 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked to postpone giving testimony in his long-running corruption trial that was set to resume next week, citing the ongoing security situation in the region, Netanyahu's lawyer said in a
'India has always emphasized the protection of civilians as the foremost priority. Observing international law and respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states is essential,' a statement by India's foreign ministry said
By Marc Jones, Uditha Jayasinghe and Ariba Shahid LONDON/COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD, April 10 (Reuters) - Sanoj Weeratunge thought this would finally be the year his tour firm put Sri Lanka's spate of crises behind it. Then the Iran war erupted 2,700 miles away, the government hiked
LOS ANGELES, April 10 (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance said on Friday he was looking forward to having positive negotiations with Iran as he left for talks in Pakistan with a warning to Tehran not to "play us." "We're looking forward to the negotiation. I think it's going to
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday that the United States is trying to have a stable relationship with China, but if Beijing is going to be involved with Iran in a way that goes against U.S. interests, that would complicate
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, April 10 (Reuters) - Israeli and Lebanese officials are expected to meet in Washington next week as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to calm weeks of Israeli fighting with Iran-backed Hezbollah that has threatened to derail a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Both
NEW DELHI, April 10 (Reuters) - India is "deeply concerned" by reports of civilian casualties in Lebanon, the Indian foreign ministry said on Friday, two days after Israel's worst bombardment in its war with Lebanon killed more than 300 people. Israel invaded Lebanon last month
US Vice President JD Vance warned Iran on Friday against trying to "play" Washington, as he set off for talks in Islamabad aimed at transforming a fragile ceasefire into a lasting peace deal. Despite the temporary truce struck between the foes, deep disagreements remain as to
A cloud of uncertainty hung Friday over the scheduled start of talks in Pakistan between the United States and Iran, with no announcement yet on the arrival of negotiators and both sides accusing the other of failing to properly implement a fragile ceasefire. US President
Iran demanded a truce in Lebanon and the release of its blocked assets on Friday as US Vice President JD Vance warned Tehran not to "play" Washington, casting doubt on planned ceasefire talks in Pakistan. Despite the temporary truce struck between the foes, deep disagreements