Iran
Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s currency hit a new record low on Sunday, dropping past 100,000 rials to the U.S. dollar…
Witnesses: Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills dozens
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Witnesses: Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills dozens
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy fighting along Yemen’s west coast between pro-government forces and Shiite rebels in recent days has…
Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran
Middle East
July 29, 2018
Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran
The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with…
Iranian general warns Trump: ‘War will destroy everything you own’
Middle East
July 26, 2018
Iranian general warns Trump: ‘War will destroy everything you own’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani warned U.S. President Donald Trump against war on Thursday, saying it…
With economy faltering, Iran appoints two new heads of key agencies
Middle East
July 25, 2018
With economy faltering, Iran appoints two new heads of key agencies
(Reuters) – Iran’s cabinet appointed new heads at two of the government’s top economic institutions, as the country grapples with…
Just tough Trump tweeting? US ratchets up Iran pressure
Middle East
July 24, 2018
Just tough Trump tweeting? US ratchets up Iran pressure
President Donald Trump’s explosive Twitter threat to Iran’s leader comes as his administration is ratcheting up a pressure campaign…
Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants
Middle East
July 23, 2018
Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants
Kurdish security forces killed gunmen who had stormed a government building in the Kurdish city of Erbil on Monday…
Trump hits back at Iran ‘war’ talk
World
July 23, 2018
Trump hits back at Iran ‘war’ talk
President Donald Trump on Sunday hit back at bellicose comments by Iran’s president, warning him of dire consequences as…
Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border
Middle East
July 17, 2018
Syrian army says it captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli border
The Syrian army and its allies have taken control of a strategic hill overlooking the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as…
Lebanon president says US pullout from Iran deal will hurt Middle East
Middle East
July 16, 2018
Lebanon president says US pullout from Iran deal will hurt Middle East
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Monday the US withdrawal from world powers’ 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran would…