Iran
Pompeo to have closed-door meetings in Bahrain, UAE
Middle East
August 26, 2020
Pompeo to have closed-door meetings in Bahrain, UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold closed-door meetings Wednesday with Bahrain’s royal…
Iran’s Rouhani: Talks possible if US returns to 2015 nuclear deal
Middle East
August 25, 2020
Iran’s Rouhani: Talks possible if US returns to 2015 nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – If the United States wants an agreement with Iran, it must first come back to Tehran’s 2015…
Iran says black boxes from downed Ukraine jet show missiles hit 25 seconds apart
Middle East
August 23, 2020
Iran says black boxes from downed Ukraine jet show missiles hit 25 seconds apart
DUBAI (Reuters) – Analysis from the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian passenger plane shows it was hit by two…
Thirteen of 15-member UN Security Council oppose U.S. push for Iran sanctions
Middle East
August 22, 2020
Thirteen of 15-member UN Security Council oppose U.S. push for Iran sanctions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on…
Israel backs US moves to restore UN sanctions on Iran, PM says
Middle East
August 21, 2020
Israel backs US moves to restore UN sanctions on Iran, PM says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the United States’ move on Thursday to restore all UN sanctions…
Iran announces locally made ballistic and cruise missiles amid US tensions
Middle East
August 20, 2020
Iran announces locally made ballistic and cruise missiles amid US tensions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran displayed a surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Thursday that Defense Minister Amir Hatami said had a range…
Trump: US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran
Middle East
August 20, 2020
Trump: US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is set to demand the restoration of all international sanctions on Iran in a…
Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus
Middle East
August 19, 2020
Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran surpassed 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the health ministry said — the…
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
Middle East
August 16, 2020
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue…
Iran says US humilated by rejection of bid to extend arms embargo on Tehran
Middle East
August 15, 2020
Iran says US humilated by rejection of bid to extend arms embargo on Tehran
(Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Washington had suffered a humiliating defeat in its bid to…