WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S government issued sanctions on Wednesday targeting individuals and entities that it said were a part of an international network helping Iran procure weapons. The sanction targets include Iranian and Russian nationals, as well as entities
If Israel does jump into another round with Iran, I recommend looking out for the tracking question in election polls asking what Netanyahu's decision to do so is based on: his political interests or Israel's security? In the past, a majority, at least of Jewish Israeli
U.S. official says sides will move to technical talks after Rome meeting, with Israel and Lebanon seeking to implement June framework deal. Israeli envoy Yechiel Leiter said withdrawal would depend on whether Hezbollah is removed from the area and Lebanese forces can take control
By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON/ATHENS, July 15 (Reuters) - Shipping companies are avoiding using a U.S. military-guided transit scheme through the Strait of Hormuz after a wave of Iranian attacks on vessels sparked safety concerns, seven maritime security and
BEIRUT, July 15 (Reuters) - Lebanon and Israel concluded U.S.-brokered talks in Romeon Wednesday, with a U.S. official saying they had made progress on implementing a plan that could see Israeli forces begin to withdraw from some parts of southern Lebanon within days. The two
July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to attack a site linked to Iran's nuclear programme known as Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified facility buried deep underground near one of Tehran's main nuclear sites. "We're going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell
President Donald Trump is also meeting with Lebanon's president next week.
A State Department official said Wednesday that talks between Lebanon and Israel have ended after two days of “productive and positive” discussions.“We agreed on the structure and guidelines for the pilot zone process, to be finalized and implemented in the coming days,” the
Lebanese military forces took over offices belonging to Palestinian factions inside a refugee camp in the north as a sixth round of talks between Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors concluded.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA July 15 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed a man, his wife and their six-year-old daughter in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian health officials said as talks to advance the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal faltered.
The U.S. military announced a new wave of strikes after it said it hit dozens of military sites along Iran's coastline overnight ■ In response, Iran said it attacked U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan ■ Trump warned the United States would 'knock out' all of Iran's power
Israel’s Supreme Court suspended on Wednesday a contentious law passed just the previous day that would have blocked the arrest of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men who refuse military service.The court said it was issuing a “temporary order suspending” the enforcement of the law after
Russia said on Wednesday that any multinational force sent by Ukraine’s allies to deploy there in the event of a peace deal would be unacceptable to Moscow, which would view it as a threat and a legitimate military target.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit
Syrian authorities announced on Wednesday the arrest of a former officer they say was a chemical weapons specialist in charge of sarin gas depots and chemical weapons manufacturing during ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s era.Since al-Assad’s fall in December 2024, authorities
On Global News Today on Al Arabiya English, Tom Burges Watson examines a major shift in US policy after President Donald Trump reversed his plan to impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz.Instead of charging commercial shipping, Trump says the United States
On tonight’s W News Extra with Leigh-Ann Gerrans, we cover the latest developments in the Iran conflict as the IRGC warns that US military attacks will not force Tehran to request negotiations. We examine the escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, the prospects for
Britain’s populist Reform UK called on Wednesday for all lawmakers to be given “full security” if they want it after the murder of Ann Widdecombe, a prominent member of the party led by veteran Brexit campaigner, Nigel Farage.At a news conference, Zia Yusuf, Reform’s home
GCC Senior Editor at Asharq Al-Awsat Badr AlQahtani analyzes President Donald Trump's latest policy toward the Gulf, the proposed Strait of Hormuz transit fees, and Iraq's efforts to strengthen ties with Arab states. He also explains why charging ships to pass through the
US President Donald Trump said he still believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine soon, despite continued attacks and some indications Russia was likely to escalate the conflict.“I think he's ready to make a deal,” Trump
By Maayan Lubell ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER, July 15 (Reuters) - Israeli leaders describe the territory now occupied in Lebanon as a war gain, but some military veterans see the so-called "buffer zone" as a deadly replay of a doomed strategy they experienced first-hand. Gil Shely
Iran's latest attacks on shipping underscore the gap between Trump's declarations and reality. As Saudi Arabia and the Houthis trade fire for the first time since 2022, Washington still lacks a clear strategy for securing one of the world's most vital waterways
Israeli border inspectors had launched a wildcat strike. Palestinians seeking to cross the only international border crossing suffered the consequences
ISTANBUL, July 15 (Reuters) - Turkey's ousted main opposition CHP leader said on Wednesday that preparations are under way for the possible establishment of a new political party, but any formal step would wait until after ongoing legal proceedings. In May, a Turkish court
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, July 15 (Reuters) - Whoever wins the election in Israel later this year must rein in defence-led state spending that has grown in recent years and invest more in education, infrastructure and other growth engines, Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron
LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - The family of British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran on espionage charges that they deny, said on Wednesday that a judge had extended Craig Foreman's sentence by two years for speaking to the
The United States launched a wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, after it reimposed a naval blockade in a return to war between the two foes.Nearly a month after they signed a memorandum of understanding toward ending the Middle East war, the two sides resumed fighting
The United States launched a wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, after it reimposed a naval blockade in a return to war between the two foes. - Agreement 'dismantled' - Iran blockaded Hormuz after the war erupted with US-Israeli strikes on February 28, using the waterway
Iran reported fresh US strikes Wednesday on a port city that is home to the country's only civilian nuclear plant, as Washington reimposed a naval blockade in a return to war between the foes. It later said fresh US strikes hit the southern port city of Bushehr, home to the
Bahrain’s military said it had intercepted aerial attacks from Iran on Wednesday after warning sirens sounded in the early hours in the Gulf nation.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“The General Command of the Bahrain Defense
US President Donald Trump held a meeting in the Situation Room on Tuesday to discuss plans for a major military offensive against Iran that would be broader than the current campaign around the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported, citing three sources familiar with the
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had sentenced an active-duty soldier to five years in prison for sending videos of missile interceptions to an Iranian agent.The soldier sent two such videos during the 12-day war with Iran in June last year and “received payment for
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to the United States on Saturday, a senior Israeli official told Reuters on Wednesday.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Netanyahu wants to meet US President Donald Trump, but
The death toll from strikes on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday rose to two, according to the International Maritime Organization, after Iran was accused of hitting two ships in Omani waters.“We are gravely concerned by the latest attacks on shipping in and
US strikes killed seven Iranian military personnel in the country’s southeast on Wednesday, the Iranian army said, as the two countries ramped up their fighting.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.They were killed in a missile
BERLIN, July 15 (Reuters) - G7 foreign ministers and the European Union's foreign policy chief on Wednesday urged Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups to stop all actions that could lead to further atrocities or endanger civilians in El-Obeid. They also called
An Indian national who went missing after an attack on commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman is dead, his father-in-law said on Wednesday.Heramb Karmarkar, 30, was a marine engineer on the Cyprus-flagged container ship that was attacked off the coast of Oman on
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States ends its “acts of aggression” while warning that other regional oil export routes could also become targets.Fighting between the United States
The United States on Tuesday expanded its sanctions targeting Iran's oil sector, taking further aim at the network of petroleum shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the Treasury Department said. It charged that the Shamkhani network remains a key force behind Iran's oil
By Enas Alashray and Tala Ramadan CAIRO/DUBAI, July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran's coastal defence systems and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran threatened to shut off more regional
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Reuters) - Malaysia's Immigration Department said on Wednesday that members of a "digital nomad" community run by U.S. investor Balaji Srinivasan had valid travel documents, a day after authorities announced a probe into claims that
By Enas Alashray, Tala Ramadan, Kanishka Singh and Samia Nakhoul CAIRO/WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, July 15 (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Wednesday to shut off more regional energy exports, after the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports and both sides launched more strikes
US forces struck Iran and reimposed a naval blockade on its ports as Tehran hit neighboring Gulf states and Jordan on Wednesday, vowing the Strait of Hormuz would stay closed “until the US ends its aggression.”The strikes came hours after US President Donald Trump backed down
President Donald Trump told Fox News on Tuesday he would expand US strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges if Tehran does not make a deal.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Next week it gets really bad for
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 15 (Reuters) - The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday, with most of them linked to Iranian trade, before a U.S. blockade took effect on Wednesday, shipping data showed. U.S. President Donald Trump on
July 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it was launching more strikes against Iran. The strikes began Tuesday afternoon Eastern Time, the U.S. Central Command said in a social media post. The strikes come as the U.S. is preparing to reinstate a blockade of Iranian
Following Britain's designation, Iran has presented a unified front in which all institutions are projecting the IRGC as an integral component of national sovereignty.
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakersintroduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to increase penalties for foreign government agents who threaten people on U.S. soil, a move aimed at countering the rise of what officials call "transnational repression"
The U.S. President said Gulf states offered 'billions and billions' in U.S. investments as an alternative, while fighting with Iran continued across the region
The U.S. President said Gulf states offered 'billions and billions' in U.S. investments as an alternative, while fighting with Iran continued across the region