Cheap and deadly, Iranian-designed Shahed drones have inflicted major damage in the Middle East war, and have anti-jamming and other capabilities that make them difficult to stop. - Offline navigation - Designed to explode on impact, Shahed drones connect to GPS to register
By David Lawder and Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) - Any potential delay to a planned summit this month between the U.S. and Chinese presidents would not stem from trade or shipping disputes with China but from the possibility that Donald Trump needs to remain in
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, March 16 (Reuters) - Ship-tracking data shows a Pakistan-bound oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, indicating that some countries are able to negotiate safe passage for their vessels despite the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
With assault rifles, daggers and posters of Iran's late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waving in the air as tens of thousands chant "death to America, death to Israel", there's little mistaking where the loyalties of Yemen's Houthis lie. But will the battle-hardened militia backed by
The surge of drone use in conflicts worldwide, seen most vividly in the Ukraine and Middle East wars, will accelerate the race to develop high-power laser systems that could down the devices far more cheaply than traditional defensive weapons. It is a critical issue for
Oil prices dipped and equities rose on Monday as investors focused on the crucial Strait of Hormuz and the head of the IEA said more crude could be released on the market if necessary. As the Middle East war entered its third week, Wall Street opened higher while most European
March 16 (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump called on allies to create a coalition to reopen the vital waterway. Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said
Iranian authorities have arrested more than 500 people accused of helping facilitate strikes against Iran by sharing information with foreign intelligence agencies and media outlets.
BERLIN/BRUSSELS/LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. allies said they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump for military support to keep the vital waterway open. Trump called on nations to help police
By Emma Farge GENEVA, March 16 (Reuters) - The head of a U.N. investigation said on Monday that an Israeli air strike on a prison last year was a war crime, and warned of risks of further repression following the current U.S.-Israeli bombings. More than 70 people were killed
By Tim Cocks JOHANNSESBURG, March 16 (Reuters) - South Africa has no reason to cut ties with Iran, its director general of foreign affairs said, after the new U.S. ambassador was quoted as saying the country's association with the Islamic Republic was an impediment to good
Trump has said NATO faces a 'very bad' future should its member states fail to help, adding, 'We'll see if they help us. Because I've long said that we'll be there for them, but they won't be there for us'
By Saurabh Sharma and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI, March 16 (Reuters) - Iran has asked India to release three tankers seized in February as part of talks seeking the safe passage of Indian‑flagged or India‑bound vessels out of the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with
The Israeli military said on Monday it had begun what it described as "limited ground operations" against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, with Defence Minister Israel Katz warning that those displaced would not return home until northern Israel was secure. Lebanon was drawn into
Iran vowed at the United Nations on Monday that it would not submit to "lawless aggression", and said its citizens were in "grave danger" from US and Israeli strikes. At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where countries were discussing the rights situation in Iran --
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was back in court Monday for an appeal trial on charges he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election, in a case that last year saw him become France's first modern-day head of state to go to prison. A lower court in September found
International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said Asian members were releasing more than 100 million barrels of crude to stabilize markets.
MADRID, March 16 (Reuters) - Spain will not take part in any military mission in the Strait of Hormuz because it considers the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran to be illegal, Madrid's defence and foreign affairs ministers said on Monday. The leftist coalition government led by Prime
School counsellor Tair Momo took a deep breath as she stared out over the vast silence of the Negev desert in southern Israel. "I came here to get some respite, to not hear the sirens, not hear the alerts, to be in a place of nature that feels more relaxed," the 33-year-old
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The United States is "fine" with some Iranian, Indian and Chinese ships going through the Strait of Hormuz for now, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, adding that any action to mitigate higher prices would depend on how long the
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged journalists on Monday to highlight the suffering caused by war, cautioning against news reports that risk sliding into propaganda by glorifying conflicts or serving as "a megaphone" to amplify the voices of
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - It remains to be seen if U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping takes place as scheduled later this month, but any changes would be due to logistics amid the Iran war, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told
The New York Times reported that Trump, along with the commander of CENTCOM, said that an Israeli strike against oil targets would provoke Iran to attack similar sites across the Gulf
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Britain is working with allies on a collective plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore freedom of navigation in the Middle East but it will not be easy, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. "Ultimately, we have to reopen the
Witnesses to the weekend raid on the community of Khirbet Humsa, involving dozens of settlers, describe a nightmare that lasted about an hour and also included violence against young girls in front of their bound parents and the looting of livestock and jewelry
By Jarrett Renshaw and Steve Holland PALM BEACH, Florida, March 16 (Reuters) - Neutralizing Iran could make crude oil much cheaper because the threat posed by Tehran imposed a "terror premium" that inflated global oil prices for decades, a top White House adviser said in a
BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that the European Union would impose sanctions on nine people accused of war crimes related to the Bucha massacre in Ukraine. Barrot made the comments as he arrived at a meeting of EU foreign
Iran's reckless attacks are causing immediate damage to its Gulf neighbors – but they are also fracturing longstanding ties between Tehran and a swathe of Muslim-majority states from Turkey to Indonesia. A key test case is Pakistan, with whom Saudi Arabia has now activated its
The rare closure of Islam's third holiest site during Ramadan amid the Iran war has disrupted sacred religious traditions and heightened Palestinian fears over the mosque's future
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI, March 16 (Reuters) - Vietnamese authorities have warned the country's aviation industry to prepare for potential flight reductions from April after China and Thailand halted exports of jet fuel due to the Iran war, increasing the
BEIJING, March 16 (Reuters) - China said on Monday it is in communication with the U.S. about President Donald Trump's visit, after Trump threatened to delay the trip over the Strait of Hormuz, and suggested sanctions previously imposed on Marco Rubio are no longer in effect.
Here are the latest events in the Middle East war: - Blasts in Tehran - Explosions hit the Iranian capital on Monday, an AFP journalist reported, hours after Israel said it conducted large-scale overnight strikes. The blasts were heard in central Tehran as air defence systems
DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) - Oil loading operations have been suspended at the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah, two sources told Reuters on Monday, after a drone attack sparked a fire in the emirate's petroleum industrial zone. Fujairah, located on the Gulf of Oman just
DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Monday it had destroyed a plane used by Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Tehran's Mehrabad airport overnight. It said the aircraft had been used by senior Iranian officials and military figures to travel
BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday she had discussed with the United Nations the idea of freeing up transport of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz by replicating a deal that gets grain out of Ukraine during wartime. Arriving
BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - All EU informal councils will be held as planned in Cyprus between April and June, Cyprus Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday. Cyprus, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, moved all March meetings online or postponed them
Israel said Monday it had launched ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon while US President Donald Trump piled pressure on world powers to help reopen the vital shipping lane choked off by Iranian attacks. Global oil prices have surged by 40 to 50 percent after Iran
Iranian activist Farhad Sheikhi fights back tears as he recalls the crack of gunfire and his fellow protesters falling under a hail of bullets. Now, having fled to Iraq, he watches from afar as American and Israeli strikes pound his country. "I literally saw hell," said the
By Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa KYIV, March 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine wants money and technology in return for helping Middle Eastern nations that have sought its expertise as they defend against Iranian kamikaze drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after Kyiv sent
A French jihadist presumed dead is to be tried in absentia Monday accused of "genocide" in the first such trial in France over Islamic State group crimes against the Yazidi minority in the Middle East. IS seized large swathes of Syria and neighbouring Iraq in 2014, declaring a
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - War in the Middle East is disrupting the flow of critical medicines to the Gulf, imperilling supply routes for cancer drugs and other treatments that require refrigeration and forcing companies to reroute flights and find overland access into the
SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 (Reuters) - A fifth member of the Iranian women's soccer team has withdrawn her claim for asylum in Australia, Australian media reported on Monday, and will be rejoining the rest of the squad in Malaysia. The latest withdrawal leaves only two
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - The disruption to energy markets caused by the Iran war is an "abject lesson" in the risks of relying on fossil fuels, and underscores the case for governments to wean their economies off oil and gas, the U.N. climate secretary will
By Tim Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw TOKYO/PALM BEACH, Florida, March 16 (Reuters) - Japan and Australia said on Monday they were not planning to send navy vessels to the Middle East to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. President Donald Trump called on allies to
A French initiative offering Lebanese recognition of Israel in exchange for a cease-fire and limited IDF withdrawal is under review in Jerusalem, with Washington's support seen as key to advancing direct negotiations
Japan said Monday it was not currently thinking about ordering maritime security operations, after US President Donald Trump called for other countries to send warships to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. "In the current Iran situation, we are not at the moment considering
By Kenrick Cai SAN FRANCISCO, March 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Iran of using artificial intelligence as a “disinformation weapon” to misrepresent its wartime successes and support. “AI can be very dangerous, we have to be very careful with it,”
March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump called on allies over the weekend to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian forces continue attacks on the vital waterway amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, now in its third week. Trump said his administration has already
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, March 15 (Reuters) - The darkly comic thriller "One Battle After Another" claimed the coveted best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday, winning a close contest with the vampire story "Sinners" at the highest honors in the film business. Michael