The strike comes days after multiple strikes on Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the strikes on the airbase, but officials said Damascus violated security understandings by allowing a Turkish military presence
Dozens of former senior French and UK diplomats on Saturday urged their governments to work together to uphold international law in the Palestinian territories, accusing Israel of seeking to "destroy" any prospect of a viable Palestinian state. The 102 signatories of the
Aug 22 (Reuters) - Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. IRNA said obtaining special permission
Barrack said Turkish forces could have scrambled their jets after Israel struck the Syrian airbase without warning. He compared the incident to Turkey's 2015 downing of a Russian fighter near the Syrian border
By Humeyra Pamuk, Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - With the Iran war now at a costly standoff and crises from Ukraine to Gaza still unresolved, President Donald Trump's ambitious foreign policy agenda appears stuck as he heads into November's
By Menna Alaa El-Din and Kanishka Singh CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday's scheduled announcement of new U.S. economic sanctions that could impact the Islamic Republic and Tehran's most important trading
By Kanishka Singh and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio's
By Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he thought Tehran was not ready to make the "right deal" and that Washington was observing "what happens" in the Iran war. QUOTES AND DETAILS: • "It just means that
The Iranian parliament speaker said Tehran must prepare for 'unjust U.S. sanctions.' This came after the U.S. Treasury secretary announced additional sanctions against Iran, which he described as the toughest sanctions imposed to date
Nearly six months into the war, sanctions and a naval blockade are squeezing Iran's economy. 'We have virtually given up on many things,' said a Tehran taxi driver. 'We're simply breathing, surviving and trying to make it from one day to the next'
The countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan, said the plan constitutes a 'direct challenge' to peace efforts such as Trump's plan for postwar Gaza, which they say unequivocally rejects 'annexation and forced displacement'
President Trump's new economic offensive comes as Iran is grappling with war damage, tighter oil restrictions and a shrinking ability to absorb another major shock.
ISTANBUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Friday it would seek an Interpol red notice for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case linked to an attack on activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
BRUSSELS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - NATO's top commander convened a videoconference earlier this week to facilitate possible contributions to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson told Reuters, adding that this is not a NATO mission.
Britain, Canada, and Australia on Friday condemned as "shameful" Israel's decision to close an investigation into the death of seven aid workers killed in Gaza in 2024. The World Central Kitchen employees -- three Britons, a dual US-Canadian national, a Pole, an Australian,
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi made the comments amid Hormuz-related export struggles and a nearing deadline for armed groups to disarm.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will start a visit to Paris this weekend, his fourth to France since his appointment in 2017.
A utility crisis is giving momentum to opposition forces challenging Saied’s grip on power.