Outspoken Iranians abroad say their loved ones are being detained back home
War has intensified authorities' threats against anyone speaking to outside media or activists. Some activists have been released but communication has been lost with others
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Trump draws criticism with fiery Easter message on Iran
US President Donald Trump did not take a break from his polarizing rhetoric on Easter Sunday, delivering an expletive-laden attack on Iran that sparked criticism on Capitol Hill and beyond. "Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!"
OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas, issues warning
The OPEC+ oil cartel agreed on Sunday to again increase oil production quotas, while warning that repairing energy facilities, such as those damaged in the Middle East war, is "costly and takes a long time". For the second month in a row, OPEC+ countries -- which include key
U.S. revokes green cards and visas of several Iranian nationals connected to Tehran government
The State Department said on Saturday that the niece and grand-niece of former IRGC chief Qassem Soleimani had been arrested by immigration agents to be deported; the daughter and son-in-law of Ali Larijani had their visas revoked earlier this year
China ready to cooperate with Russia to ease Middle East tension, foreign minister says
BEIJING, April 5 (Reuters) - China is willing to continue to cooperate with Russia at the U.N. Security Council and make efforts to cool down the Middle East situation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call, state agency Xinhua
At least 11 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Easter Sunday
By Nazih Osseiran April 5 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike on Kfarhata, a village in south Lebanon, killed seven people on Sunday, including a 4-year-old child, Lebanon's health ministry said in a statement. Another Israeli attack on the Jnah neighbourhoodin Beirut killed four
Trump tells Fox News, 'There's a good chance' Iran deal will be reached 'tomorrow'
Trump threatened major strikes on Iran's power plants and bridges amid its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, writing on Truth Social, 'Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards'
Defense Minister praises IDF strikes on Iranian petrochemical sites
Katz said Iran's petrochemical sector has generated $18 billion for the IRGC and 'directly supports Iran's missile production industry,' and vowed that 'Iran will face escalating costs' in its 'capacity to function,' as long as its missiles target Israel
Trump says deal with Iran possible by Monday, Fox News reports
April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran is possible by Monday, and that Iran was negotiating, Fox News reported on Sunday following an interview with the president. (Reporting by Susan Heavey, writing by Dan Burns)
What we know about the race to rescue downed US airman in Iran
US President Donald Trump announced the dramatic rescue Sunday of a downed airman whose fighter jet crashed over Iran last week, but Iran says the mission was "foiled". The facts remain shrouded in the fog of war, while social media was immediately flooded with misleading or
Zelenskiy in Syria to meet President Sharaa, sources say
April 5 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has made his first visit to Syria to hold a meeting with his counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa, two Syrian sources told Reuters on Sunday. The talks were linked to defence in light of the regional war, one of the sources, a
Trump says US will target Iran's infrastructure on Tuesday
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said in a Truth Social post that "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran." (Reporting by Bo Erickson; editing by Susan Heavey)
Easter in Jerusalem disrupted by war and restrictions at Holy Sepulchre
In the usually lively alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City, silence reigned on Easter Sunday, with the holiday overshadowed by war and restrictions on access to the Holy Sepulchre, where the faithful commemorate Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. On routes approaching the
Israeli intelligence helped US airman rescue mission in Iran, official says
April 5 (Reuters) - Israel provided intelligence assistance to the United States during an operation to rescue a stranded U.S. airman in Iran and halted its attacks in the area to facilitate the mission, an Israeli security official said. (Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Editing by
On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, renounce conquest
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, April 5 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination. The pope, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of the Iran
Jerusalem demolishes homes for construction violations – if they're Palestinian
In several cases the municipality has halted enforcement proceedings when the building was transferred to the ownership of Israeli settlers, a Haaretz investigation reveals
US media says commandos probed deep into Iran to rescue downed airman
American commandos deployed deep into Iranian territory to rescue a downed airman, US news outlets reported on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump announced that the crew member had been recovered "safe and sound." Tehran said this week it had shot down an F-15 warplane,
US commandos went deep into Iran to rescue downed airman: media
American commandos deployed deep into Iranian territory to rescue a downed airman, US news outlets reported on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump announced that the crew member had been recovered "safe and sound." Tehran said this week it had shot down an F-15 warplane,
Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO, April 5 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, in the latest violence to overshadow a fragile ceasefire amid a new push by mediators to bolster the agreement. Medics said the
Iranian missiles, drones trigger fires, injuries across the Gulf from UAE to Bahrain and Kuwait
Iranian missile and drone strikes hit oil, gas and desalination facilities across the Gulf, disrupting energy production and infrastructure despite reported interceptions
U.S. intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Hormuz Strait chokehold soon, sources say
Iran is unlikely to surrender that leverage over the Strait of Hormuz any time soon, according to the three sources; Trump tried to downplay the difficulty of reopening the Strait, which carries a fifth of the world's oil trade
Iran says several 'enemy flying objects' destroyed during US pilot rescue mission
DUBAI, April 5 (Reuters) - Several "flying objects" were destroyed during the U.S. mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday according to Tasnim news agency. "During a joint operation (Aerospace, Ground Force, Popular Units, Basij and
Israeli intelligence helped U.S. airman rescue mission in Iran, official says
A U.S. search-and-rescue operation followed the F-15E crash on Friday, as Iran offered a reward for the 'enemy pilot.' A second crew member was rescued earlier
Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon
Three Indonesian peacekeepers killed in two separate explosions in southern Lebanon last week were laid to rest in their hometowns on Sunday. Peacekeeper Farizal Rhomadhon, 28, died when a projectile exploded on March 29 in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have been
US rescues airman whose F-15 was downed in Iran, US officials say
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - The United States rescued an airman caught behind enemy lines after Iran shot down his F-15 fighter jet, the government said early on Sunday, resolving a major crisis for President Donald Trump with the war on Iran
Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war
Pope Leo XIV is set to mark Easter Sunday for the first time as pontiff, with the Middle East war casting a pall over the most important date in the Christian calendar. The US-born pope, who has emerged as a leading voice against the war, will hold mass in St Peter's Square
AI at war: Five things to know about Project Maven
A Pentagon AI program called Project Maven is at the center of the US strikes against Iran and potentially one of the most consequential transformations of modern warfare. - What is it? - Project Maven is the Pentagon's flagship artificial intelligence program, launched in 2017
'Choose peace': Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged "those who have the power to unleash wars" to "choose peace" in his first Easter blessing as pontiff with the Middle East conflict raging. Catholics around the world marked the holiday under the shadow of a war that began with US-Israeli strikes
How Hezbollah turned into Israel's main front in its war with Iran
With Trump's deadline on Tehran nearing, the U.S. is preparing for action against Iran, Israel's influence in Washington appears to be waning, and Iran is expanding its own targets. Meanwhile, a quagmire with no clear exit is emerging in Lebanon
Satellite firm Planet Labs to indefinitely withhold Iran war images
By Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - Satellite imaging firm Planet Labs said on Saturday it will indefinitely withhold visuals of Iran and the region of conflict in the Middle East to comply with a request from the U.S. government. California-based Planet Labs
Trump, Israel pressure Iran ahead of deadline as search continues for missing US airman
By Enas Alashray and Phil Stewart CAIRO/WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel on Saturday stepped up pressure on Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its energy infrastructure, while Iranian and U.S. forces searched for
Trump threatens Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz by Monday 'or all hell will reign down'
The president reiterated his deadline for Iran to allow ships through the crucial shipping strait, saying that 'time is running out.' Meanwhile, the search continues for an American pilot who was shot down over Iran on Friday
At Easter vigil, Pope Leo urges world not to grow numb to war
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, April 4 (Reuters) - Pope Leo led the world's Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and urged people not to feel numbed by the scope of the conflicts raging across the world but to work for peace. Leo, who
Two more detained over arson attack on Czech defence factory
PRAGUE, April 4 (Reuters) - Authorities detained two more people in connection with the arson attack on a Czech optics and drone factory last month, Czech police and a public prosecutor's office said on Saturday. A previously unknown pro-Palestinian activist group has claimed
Bushehr: Iran's only nuclear power plant
Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's only operational civilian nuclear facility, was built by Russia and officially handed over in September 2013, after decades of twists, turns and delays linked to Iran's turbulent history. The facility, located in the south of the country and
Mideast war presents 'serious risk' for Africa: report
The Middle East war "presents a serious risk to Africa", the African Union and the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in a report seen by AFP Saturday. The conflict threatens to increase the cost of living and curtail growth on the continent, the report warned. The Middle
Russia evacuates 198 more staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, agencies report
MOSCOW, April 4 (Reuters) - Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom evacuated a further 198 of its staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported. Rosatom has been evacuating staff from the plant since the Iran war broke out at the end