Middle East
Trump eyes more Iran sanctions; military action still on table
June 22, 2019
Trump eyes more Iran sanctions; military action still on table
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will impose additional sanctions against Iran in an effort to…
Iran foreign minister tweets map with detailed coordinates of drone
June 22, 2019
Iran foreign minister tweets map with detailed coordinates of drone
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted a map on Saturday with detailed coordinates which he said…
Trump says he called off Iran strikes at last minute
June 22, 2019
Trump says he called off Iran strikes at last minute
President Donald Trump said Friday the United States was “cocked & loaded” to strike Iran but pulled back at the…
Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat: Tasnim
June 22, 2019
Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will respond firmly to any US threat against it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on…
Medic stuns courtroom saying he killed prisoner, not Navy SEAL on trial
June 21, 2019
Medic stuns courtroom saying he killed prisoner, not Navy SEAL on trial
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Navy SEAL medic testified on Thursday that he was responsible for the death of an…
Painting and scraping: An Afghan refugee’s hopes for German residence
June 21, 2019
Painting and scraping: An Afghan refugee’s hopes for German residence
BERLIN (Reuters) – When Afghan asylum seeker Yar Mohammad Haiqar found a job as a painter in a small Bavarian…
Hundreds demonstrate for civilian rule in Sudan’s state capitals
June 21, 2019
Hundreds demonstrate for civilian rule in Sudan’s state capitals
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Hundreds of Sudanese demonstrated in state capitals on Thursday, seeking to revive a push for civilian rule…
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order
June 21, 2019
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order
(Reuters) – Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of…
Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT
June 21, 2019
Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran on Friday in retaliation for the downing of…
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes
June 21, 2019
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes
Iran said Friday it had “indisputable” evidence a US drone it downed had violated its airspace, as reports emerged in…