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Iran eyes limited US deal to relieve economic strain and buy time
By Parisa HafeziDUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - Iran is pushing for a limited interim agreement with the United States in a bid to ease mounting economic pressure and stabilise the situ…
Oil prices jump as Iran suspends peace talks
Oil prices jumped and equities struggled on Monday as Middle East peace talks stumbled and tensions mounted between Iran and the United States.Crude futures shot around seven perc…
Turkey maritime law prompts Greek rethink on Aegean marine parks
The debate risks adding a new irritant to a fragile Turkey-Greece thaw that followed years of tensions.
Lebanon crusader castle seized by Israel a symbol of bloody history
By Angus McDowall and Benjamin RaabJERUSALEM/BEIRUT, June 1 (Reuters) - The medieval Beaufort Castle's stone ramparts tower so far above south Lebanon that Israel could hail their…
Iraq arrests deputy oil minister in anti-corruption push
The arrest of Adnan al-Jumaili marks a second signification step against corruption by Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s government amid growing pressure from the Trump administration.
Iran suspends US talks over Israel’s Lebanon escalation, state media reports: What to know
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency also said Tehran could "activate other fronts," including closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
What Barrack’s expanded role in Syria, Iraq signals for US policy
The expansion of Ambassador Tom Barrack’s mandate to include Iraq along with his continued roles in Turkey and Syria will likely be welcomed in Ankara, where he has played a key r…
Israel's defence ministry says France bans Israeli officials from defence show
TEL AVIV, June 1 (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Ministry on Monday said France had banned Israeli government representatives from attending the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Pari…
Iran is stopping message exchanges with U.S., may block Hormuz, Tasnim news agency says
DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Monday that Tehran's negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due to…
UK bans US political pundits Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur: What we know
The two men had been due to address the SXSW London festival on June 4, with Piker scheduled to meet left-wing UK lawmakers and Uygur slated to address Oxford University students.
UK bans US political pundits Hasan Piker, Cenk Uyguy: What we know
The two men had been due to address the SXSW London festival on June 4, with Piker scheduled to meet left-wing UK lawmakers and Cenk slated to address Oxford University students.
Israel orders strikes on south Beirut ahead of UN meeting
Israel said Monday it would once again target Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold mostly spared heavy attacks since April, as it stages its deepest incursion into Le…
Israel orders strikes on Beirut ahead of UN meeting
Israel said Monday it would once again target Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold mostly spared heavy attacks since April, as it stages its deepest incursion into Le…
France seizes Russia-linked oil tanker with ties to Iranian magnate
France said on Monday it had detained a Russia-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic over the weekend, with the Kremlin comparing the latest seizure aimed at tackling Moscow's sanctio…
Lebanon fears return of Israeli occupation as Beirut strikes loom
Israeli forces are deep inside Lebanese territory as the southern suburbs of Beirut brace for airstrikes.
Ship operators urge clear rules to return Hormuz to normal
By Jonathan Saul and Renee MaltezouATHENS, June 1 (Reuters) - Shipping executives meeting in Athens on Monday said that any peace deal worked out between the United States and Ira…
UK blocks visits by left-wing US commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker
LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Britain has blocked Cenk Uygur, a left-wing Turkish-American media personality, and his nephew, Hasan Piker, a U.S. left-wing commentator and influencer…
Iran says contradictory US positions, Israeli attacks on Lebanon delaying diplomacy
DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - Iran on Monday blamed the slow pace of efforts to end the U.S.-Iran conflict on a lack of trust, contradictory positions from Washington and continued Is…
Two Syrians deny civil war torture accusations in Austria trial
An ex-Syrian general and a former senior Syrian police officer pleaded not guilty on Monday to torturing opponents of ousted president Bashar al-Assad as their trial started in Vi…
Two Syrians accused of torture on trial in Austria
An ex-Syrian general and a former senior Syrian police officer went on trial in Vienna on Monday, accused of torturing opponents of the now-deposed regime of Bashar al-Assad.The t…
Israel's Netanyahu orders military to attack targets in Beirut southern suburbs
JEURSALEM, June 1 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement on Monday ordered the military to attack targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut's southern s…
Trump says Iran really wants to make a deal with the US
June 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran really wanted to make a deal with the U.S. and that it would be a good one for Washington and its allies.His pos…
US says it struck Iranian military sites, Tehran responds with air base attack
By Yomna EhabDUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. said it struck Iranian military sites at the weekend and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday it had targeted a U.S. base in …
US pushes Lebanon and Israel on new ceasefire plan, official says
May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the diplomatic negotiat…
Syria's Sharaa holds phone call with Trump, Syrian presidency says
May 31 (Reuters) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump in which they discussed supporting the Syrian economy and the latest regiona…
Israeli strike kills at least two at Gaza seaport cafe, medics say
CAIRO, May 31 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians and wounded 12 on Sunday at a Gaza cafe that was packed with people celebrating public holidays, he…
Israel troops capture Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon push against Hezbollah
JERUSALEM, May 31 (Reuters) - Israeli troops have seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and its strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, the military said on Sunday, a major advance…
UN to meet on Lebanon after Israel takes Beaufort castle
The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting Monday on the fighting in Lebanon after Israel's military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort in Lebanese territo…
Israel PM says capturing Beaufort 'dramatic shift' in Lebanon offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort on Sunday, calling it a "dramatic shift" i…
Israel plants flag on medieval castle, pushes Lebanon ground operation
Israel's flag flew over the medieval fortress on Beaufort in Lebanon on Friday as it warned Lebanese civilians to evacuate a large area of the south of the country ahead of steppe…