Mediators were trying to salvage diplomacy aimed at ending the Middle East war after US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire over, with a Qatari delegation in Iran and Tehran's top diplomat travelling to Oman. While there have been no direct talks between Tehran and
The warning came as Washington and Tehran traded accusations of violating last month's interim deal, while the U.S. pressed Iran to halt attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran accused Washington of imposing sanctions prohibited under the agreement
By Steve Holland and Enas Alashray WASHINGTON/CAIRO, July 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite an escalation of hostilities this week but he declared that the ceasefire reached between the two sides last month was
July 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had ordered the military to be prepared to launch strikes against Iran if the Iranian government carried out or attempted an assassination of the president.
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday extended work permits for hundreds of thousands of immigrants with temporary protected status from Haiti and six other countries, hours before they were due to expire. The
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The United States is demanding that Iran publicly state it will stop attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that all lanes in the strait will be open to shipping with no tolls, senior U.S. officials said on Friday. Iran has
July 10 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday issued new Iran-related sanctions following Iran's resumption of attacks on international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the Treasury Department said. The sanctions target Ali Ansari, an Iranian banker and businessman based in
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. issued new Iran-related sanctions on Friday targeting a key financier for Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and 13 other individuals and entities, following Tehran's resumed attacks on oil tankers in
The United States on Friday issued new Iran-related sanctions following Iran’s resumption of attacks on international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the Treasury Department said. The sanctions target Ali Ansari, an Iranian banker and businessman based in Dubai who had
Tehran appears to be codifying a pattern that emerged during the recent conflict, increasingly floating attacks on economic infrastructure as an integral part of the conflict's equation.
Saudi MMA fighter Hattan al-Saif said she hopes to represent the Kingdom with pride as she prepares to make her professional debut in Riyadh following an undefeated amateur run.Speaking to Leigh Ann Gerrans on Al Arabiya English’s W News ahead of the fight, al-Saif said
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Middle East conflict negotiator Pakistan on Friday urged Iran’s president to safeguard the “hard-earned peace” after Tehran and Washington exchanged strikes this week.“We discussed the evolving regional situation and underscored the imperative
The US Department of Commerce loosened export controls on the United Arab Emirates on Friday, making it easier to export military items, certain commercial satellites and spacecraft, according to a US government posting in the Federal Register. The UAE government and approved
By Karen Freifeld July 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce loosened export controls on the United Arab Emirates on Friday, making it easier to export military items, certain commercial satellites and spacecraft, according to a U.S. government posting in the Federal
By Karen Freifeld July 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. loosened export controls on the United Arab Emirates on Friday, making it easier to export Nvidia AI chips, military equipment, commercial satellites and spacecraft in a boost to relations between the two allies. The announcement
Four US senators said on Friday they had reached an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration to move forward with updated legislation on Russia sanctions.“We are proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with the Trump Administration to move our updated
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he repeated his assertion that the ceasefire between the decades-old foes was over. While there was no repeat of the previous day's strikes by early Friday evening in the Gulf,
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he repeated his assertion that the ceasefire between the decades-old foes was over. While there was no repeat of the previous day's strikes by Friday evening in the Gulf, Iran
US President Donald Trump said Friday he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he repeated his assertion that the ceasefire between the long-time foes was over. Earlier this week, at a NATO summit, Trump also declared the ceasefire over, saying of Tehran: "It's
The absence of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei from the funeral ceremonies of Ali Khamenei raised questions about his health and fear of assassination, as well as indicating he may perform a quite different function as number one compared with his all-powerful father.
Iran insisted on Saturday it had "kept its word" on a ceasefire with the United States, after President Donald Trump insisted the truce was over but that he had agreed to further negotiations with the Islamic republic. It came a day after the president agreed to further
ANKARA, July 10 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey hopes to achieve a result on lifting U.S. sanctions and its desire to purchase F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should be no defence industry restrictions between allies. U.S. President
Poland's Jewish community, political leaders and ordinary citizens on Friday commemorated a massacre of hundreds of Jews killed by their Polish neighbours 85 years ago, as far-right activists protested nearby. Among the organisers of the protest was the far-right Confederation
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey hopes to achieve a result on lifting US sanctions and its desire to purchase F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should be no defense industry restrictions between allies.US President Donald Trump, who visited Ankara this
Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council said that 'any attack on infrastructure will be met with a reciprocal response,' and stressed that 'no one is immune, including Israel.' Qatari mediators are in Iran in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran had asked to continue talks and the US had agreed, but that the ceasefire was over. His comments came after three Qatari and Saudi commercial tankers came under fire this week, prompting the US to hit Iranian
July 10 (Reuters) - A Qatari delegation visited Iran on Friday in what is believed to be an effort by Doha to consolidate its role as a mediator after a recent escalation in hostilities in the Gulf, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Tasnim said the visit
July 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States had agreed to talks with Iran after Tehran asked to continue negotiations, while stressing that the June ceasefire between the two nations was over. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, July 10 - The whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei have been a mystery to Iranians and the rest of the world alike since his appointment as supreme leader a week after the strike that killed his father at the end of February. His absence
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, July 10 - The whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei have been a mystery to Iranians and the rest of the world alike since his appointment as supreme leader a week after the strike that killed his father at the end of February. His absence
US officials are reportedly still assessing the Israeli intelligence.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s visit to Turkey comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently warned that Israeli attacks against Lebanon and Syria threaten Turkey’s security.
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Countries should reject efforts by Iran to impose sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran's "unilateral decision" to create a body to control traffic through the waterway, the U.N. shipping agency's governing council agreed
On Friday, the Kremlin spokesperson provided the first confirmation that Turkey and Russia have held discussions about Ankara's efforts to resolve the S-400 issue with Washington.
Hundreds of euphoric supporters welcomed home Egypt's national football team on Friday after the country's best-ever performance at the World Cup, which ended with a thrilling last-16 exit to Argentina. Egypt achieved their first-ever World Cup win before later reaching the
By Ahmed Elimam, Eman Abouhassira and Andrew Mills DUBAI, July 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran had asked to continue talks and the U.S. had agreed, but that the June ceasefire was "over". His comments came after three Qatari and Saudi
By Ahmed Elimam and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, July 10 (Reuters) - Daily tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz appeared to have slowed on Friday, after the U.S. and Iran exchanged hostilities this week and renewed their arguments over who was in control of passage through the
Qatari negotiators are in Iran to meet Iranian officials in an effort to de-escalate tensions and create conditions for broader negotiations to continue, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Friday, adding that the talks were being conducted in coordination
Iran will respond to any attack against its infrastructure, including by striking Israel, the head of the country’s top security body said on Friday, as Tehran and Washington have resumed fighting this week.“Any attack on infrastructure will be retaliated against, and the
