Iranian football legend Khodadad Azizi, who played in the first World Cup meeting between Iran and the United States in 1998, has told AFP that football should promote "peace" and remain separate from politics. Azizi, 54, was speaking as Iran prepare to play their first match
The terms of a U.S.-Iran agreement are unlikely to be kind to Netanyahu's extravagant promises to crush the ayatollahs. But with election pressure rising, Israel's prime minister seems intent on taking out his desperation on Trump, Tehran and the wider Middle East | Analysis
The president said he spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs and asked him,'What the fuck are you doing?,' after an IDF strike in Beirut killed three people and could lead to Iranian retaliation
June 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that ending the conflict in Ukraine was vital and he was ready to help, Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov as saying. Ushakov also said Trump told Putin that
By Steven Scheer, Maya Gebeily, Nayera Abdallah and Eman Abouhassira JERUSALEM/BEIRUT June 14 (Reuters) - Israel said its military attacked Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday after the Iran-aligned armed group fired into Israeli territory, and the Lebanese
All of Netanyahu's centrist rivals say a possible U.S.-Iran deal 'fails to achieve any of Israel's war goals,' while a far-right minister said 'everything' about the emerging agreement is worrying
According to the Israel Medical Association president, drugs in the West Bank are depleting and surgeries are postponed, leaving patients to suffer complications or die while waiting for treatment. The Lancet reported on a petition by international medical groups calling for a
Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, killing three people, in response to what it said was Hezbollah fire at northern Israel, while its military also carried out broader strikes on southern Lebanon. The latest escalation came amid expectations that a deal between
Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday for the second time in a week in response to what it said was Hezbollah fire at northern Israel, while its military also carried out broader strikes on southern Lebanon. The latest escalation came despite expectations that a
By Emily Green and Herbert Villarraga TIJUANA, Mexico, June 14 (Reuters) - Some 25 miles (40 km) south of the U.S.-Mexico border, nestled between taquerias in the suburbs of Tijuana, hangs a flag in the Mexican colors of green, white and red. But its design is far from common
The senior Iranian official said his country agreed to never acquire or develop a nuclear weapon
DUBAI, June 14 (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official told Reuters a final draft of the memorandum of understanding with the U.S. covered a range of issues from Tehran’s nuclear work to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. waivers on oil sanctions, with a final deal to be
The strikes in Beirut came after far-right ministers called to respond to drone fire from Lebanon that hit Israeli territory throughout Sunday morning. Iran said it is determined to us 'all necessary means' to exercise what it called its right to self-defense
U.S. and Pakistani leaders said the emerging deal is set to be signed on Sunday. An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted by state media saying the signing will not happen on Sunday, as hardline protesters voiced opposition to the agreement across Iran
Tehran has repeatedly said its nuclear program is negotiable, accepted monitors' return and uranium dilution before the war, and stayed in the deal for a year after the U.S. withdrawal before seeking better terms than in 2015
By Phil Stewart, Eman Abouhassira and Saad Sayeed WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and
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