By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES, June 13 (Reuters) - Iran open their World Cup Group G campaign against New Zealand in Los Angeles on Monday in a match shaped as much by events off the pitch as by the ambitions of two teams seeking a long-awaited breakthrough. The fixture will be
Lebanon reported Israeli strikes in the country's south on Saturday, as the Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for the city of Nabatieh and more than 20 other locations ahead of raids. The latest strikes came as the US and Iran indicated they were close to reaching a deal
According to a senior government source, Israel's influence on the decision-making process leading to the emerging Iran deal was limited, and it remains unclear how the agreement will address Iran's ballistic missile program and the severing of ties between Tehran and Hezbollah
June 13 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed efforts to end the Iran conflict during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, Downing Street said on Saturday. Starmer welcomed progress made so far and reiterated that Britain stands ready to support
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump in a social media post on Saturday said a deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz would be immediately "open to all" after it was signed. (Reporting by Susan Heavey)
Earlier on Saturday, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia FMs welcomed what Pakistan described as the final stage of U.S.-Iran talks during a phone call. Iran said the memorandum is not expected to be signed on Sunday and cautioned against predicting a date due to 'hesitation by the other
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Middle Eastern leaders and attend a working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the G7 summit in France next week, senior U.S. administration officials said on Saturday.
June 13 (Reuters) - The exact timing of the signing of the Islamabad memorandum will not be on Sunday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, according to state media on Saturday. Baghaei said the possibility of signing the Islamabad memorandum in the coming
The United States and Iran could finalise an agreement to end the Middle East war "within 24 hours", key mediator Pakistan said Saturday, after both sides expressed optimism about the chances of concluding a deal. The foes and mediators of the conflict have claimed a
The United States and Iran could finalise an agreement to end the Middle East war within as little as 24 hours, mediator Pakistan said Saturday, after both sides expressed optimism about the chances of concluding a deal. The apparent momentum came in spite of new skirmishes in
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran to end the war in the Middle East would be signed on Sunday, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would be "open to all" immediately after. Iran had offered a different timeline earlier in the day, but nonetheless
June 13 (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran have agreed to a framework for a peace deal that would end the months-long conflict in the Middle East, with a final text of the deal reached. Pakistan is now preparing
DUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) - Funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in the northeastern city of Mashhad on July 9, state media reported on Saturday. Khamenei, was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran
A CNN report said Iran booby-trapped tunnels holding highly enriched uranium and collapsed their entrances. Trump reportedly halted a U.S. operation to seize the material after warnings of its impact on the war and global economy
'The international trade corridor remains open for transit,' the U.S. Central Command said. On Friday, overtures from Pakistan's prime minister suggested the signing of a U.S.-Iran deal to end their war was imminent
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, June 12 (Reuters) - Somaliland has a right to choose its own relationships and pressure tactics from Beijing and Mogadishu have not succeeded in altering its friendship with Taipei, its top diplomat in Taiwan said on Friday at the opening of a new
By Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Steve Holland DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran signaled on Friday that an agreement to endtheir warwas close, with a senior U.S. administration official saying both sides had agreed on a text and that Washington