The latest developments in the Middle East war: - 'Critical' stage - Iran's ambassador to Pakistan, which is mediating between Iran and the United States, said Tuesday that efforts to end the war were approaching a "critical" stage. "Positive and productive endeavours in Good
By Tom Balmforth and John Irish LONDON/PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) - Russian satellites have made dozens of detailed imagery surveys of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East to help Iran strike U.S. forces and other targets, according to a Ukrainian
The army fears that if the U.S. continues its war against Iran, Israel will find it difficult to end the campaign in Lebanon alone, with reserve forces already overstretched. For now, IDF forces have halted 10 kilometers south of the Litani, aiming to prevent anti-tank fire
The UN Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a watered-down resolution calling for the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz -- far from the sponsoring Gulf countries' initial goal of obtaining clearance to free it by force. The vote is expected at 11:00 am (0300 GMT),
Iran has freed a Japanese national held since January, Tokyo said Tuesday, with Kyodo News reporting however that the individual is not allowed to leave the Islamic republic. The Japanese news agency also reported, citing unnamed sources within the government in Tokyo, that the
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - Iran and Israel traded attacks on Tuesday as Tehran defiantly refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and accept a ceasefire deal on the eve of a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump to agree to his demands or get "taken out." Iran
By David Brunnstrom and John Irish April 6 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, but in significantly watered-down form after veto-wielding China opposed authorizing force,
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was on the verge of a crisis in the Iran war,faced with the rare instance of an American airman shot down and stranded deep inside enemy territory. Then, the airman's daring Easter weekend rescue gave
US forces carried out a high-risk mission to recover the pilot and weapon systems officer of an F-15 fighter jet -- the first crewed American warplane shot down over Iran in more than five weeks of combat. President Donald Trump said last week that US-Israeli operations had
President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at NATO allies who did not support the United States in the war in Iran and reiterated his desire to annex Greenland. Trump's remarks came ahead of a visit by the defense alliance's chief Mark Rutte scheduled for later this week. "Look,
By Nandita Bose and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would demand that the journalist who first reported that an airman in Iran had been rescued reveal how they got that information, and threatened to jail themif they
Ships from Qatar turned around on Monday after sailing toward the Strait of Hormuz, while a growing number of countries have received permission to traverse the waterway.
According to the IDF's statement, Majid Khademi was 'one of the IRGC's most senior commanders.' Defense Minister Israel Katz declared Israel will continue its attacks on Iran's infrastructure
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that he thought the Iranian people should rise up against the government in the country if a ceasefire were declared, but understood that it was too dangerous for them to do so. "Well they
President Trump said he wasn't worried that striking civilian infrastructure could amount to war crimes.
President Trump said he wasn't worried that striking civilian infrastructure could amount to war crimes.
Ordering the US military to destroy Iran's road transit system and electrical grid risks war crimes that may harden Iranian resistance after five weeks of bombing has failed to deliver Trump’s strategic objectives.
By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, "and that night might be tomorrow night," warning Tehran it had to make a deal by Tuesday night or face wider
Rising regional tensions and disrupted oil flows are giving Damascus leverage to balance Ankara and other neighbors while exploring alternative energy corridors.
Driving from the Turkish border to Tehran, a team of journalists saw Iranians in various cities going about life as usual amid the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli and U.S. strikes, commenting on the historic nature of the Iran-U.S. conflict
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA, April 6 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on Monday, health officials said, in the latest violence overshadowing the fragile
“They made a proposal, and it’s a significant proposal. It’s a significant step. It’s not good enough, but it’s a very significant step,” Trump said at the White House.
“They made a proposal, and it’s a significant proposal. It’s a significant step. It’s not good enough, but it’s a very significant step,” Trump said at the White House.
ZURICH, April 6 (Reuters) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday urged governments to respect the rules of war in word and deed after U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric against Iran by threatening to rain down "hell" on
US President Donald Trump said Monday that a proposal for a ceasefire in the Iran war was a "very significant step," but not enough yet to end the conflict. Trump's comments came after the White House confirmed that there was a deal under consideration for a reported 45-day
US President Donald Trump said Monday he would lay waste to every bridge and power plant in Iran if it fails to bend to his demands, as he touted the high-risk operation that rescued two downed airmen. Dismissing accusations that such a move would be a war crime, Trump told a
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the Tuesday deadline he has set for Iran to make a deal is final, calling Iran's peace proposal significant but not good enough. Trump has warned U.S. forces will unleash broad attacks on
Majid Khademi, who served for nearly 50 years, is one of several senior Iranian figures to be killed in recent weeks after much of the high command was killed at the start of the war.
The facility is located at the South Pars natural gas field, which the IDF struck last month. The defense minister said the plant, together with another targeted last week, accounted for about 85 percent of the regime's petrochemical production
The low-cost carrier’s commitment, while conditional on how the conflict evolves, stands out as most global airlines scale back routes, delay launches and reroute flights to avoid the Middle East.
CAIRO, April 6 (Reuters) - Iran has conveyed its response to the U.S. proposal for ending the war to Pakistan, rejecting a ceasefire and emphasizing the necessity of a permanent end to the war, the official IRNA news agency said on Monday. Iran's response consists of ten
By Aref Mohammed BASRA, Iraq, April 6 - Iraq could restore crude oil exports to around 3.4 million barrels per day within a week provided the Iran war ends and the Strait of Hormuz reopens, the head of the country’s state-run Basra Oil Company said. Among Gulf oil producers,
An Israeli strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday as Israel's army said it was targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, while Lebanon reported broad strikes in the country's south. AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing across the skyline after the strike on the
An Israeli airstrike on Monday hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Israel's army said it was targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, as Lebanon reported more attacks in the country's south. AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing across the skyline after the strike
By Liz Lee and Claire Fu BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system to safeguard the country's energy security, weeks into the Iran war that has triggered global energy shocks. The leader
Eight vessels are still waiting as Ankara negotiates with Tehran, which is allowing limited crossings.
By Ahmad Ghaddar and Yousef Saba LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz's closure and the resulting surge in global oil prices have handed financial windfalls to Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia, while other states that lack alternative shipment routes have lost billions
According to a diplomatic source who spoke with Haaretz, Saudi Arabia demands hefty limitations on Iran's ballistic missile program to reach a cease-fire, while Egypt and Turkey support an immediate end to the war
US President Donald Trump said Monday that a proposed 45-day ceasefire with Iran was a "very significant step" but "not good enough" for him to sign, as Iranian officials vowed to keep fighting. Talk of a ceasefire came as the US and Israel struck targets across Iran, including
Israeli strikes hit Iran's largest petrochemical complex Monday, as the Islamic republic defied threats from US President Donald Trump to devastate civilian infrastructure if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The White House said Trump has yet to approve any draft deal
Israeli strikes hit Iran's largest petrochemical complex Monday, as the Islamic republic defied threats from US President Donald Trump to devastate civilian infrastructure if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A separate Israeli strike also killed a senior Revolutionary
April 6 (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday said it can confirm recent impacts of military strikes close to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, but said that the plant itself was not damaged. The UN atomic watchdog said that the confirmation was based
By Max Hunder and Daniel Flynn April 6 (Reuters) - Fire Point, maker of Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile, is in talks with European companies to launch a new air defence system by next year, a senior executive told Reuters, creating a low-cost alternative to the increasingly
Iran on Monday hanged another man convicted in connection with nationwide protests in January, as executions of people regarded by rights groups as political prisoners mount against the backdrop of the war against Israel and the United States. Ali Fahim, 23, was hanged after
MADRID, April 6 (Reuters) - Spain's ruling Socialist Party has gained voter support amid Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's staunch opposition to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, while far-right Vox, which supports the offensive, has seen a decline, two surveys published on Monday
MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday said that the Iran war was escalating in both geography and economic impact, and that the whole Middle East region was "on fire" due to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic. U.S. President Donald Trump, in an
By Raghed Waked and Maya Gebeily AIN SAADEH, Lebanon April 6 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike on an apartment east of Beirut late on Sunday killed a local official from a Christian political party, sharpening internal divides over Hezbollah as Israel's strikes expand to new parts
April 6 (Reuters) - Four people were killed in the Israeli port city of Haifa after what Israeli media said was an Iranian missile strike that hit a residential building late on Sunday. The bodies of the four people were recovered from beneath the rubble following hours of
On the 38th day of the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, Iran continued firing missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbors
DUBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - Iran has formulated its positions and demands in response to recent ceasefire proposals conveyed via intermediaries, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding that negotiations were "incompatible with ultimatums and threats to commit war