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US and Iran exchange fire as negotiations stall
The United States and Iran traded strikes Monday as negotiations between the two sides stalled and Tehran again insisted any peace deal must also cover Israel's escalating offensi…
US, Iran exchange fire as negotiations stall
The United States and Iran said Monday they had again traded strikes, straining an already fragile ceasefire as negotiations between the two sides have stalled.Weeks of complicate…
Iran says does not trust US as Trump toughens terms
Iran's chief negotiator warned the United States is not to be trusted Sunday, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secures Iranian rights.Moha…
Iran says no deal with US unless its rights secured
Iran's chief negotiator said Sunday that Tehran would not agree to any deal with the United States unless it fully secures Iranian rights, as reports emerged that Washington had s…
Trump says Iran has agreed to no nuclear weapons
US President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehra…
UK foreign minister due to visit China and India to discuss global issues
LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Yvette Cooper will travel to China on Monday, and then onwards to India later in the week, with the visits to focus on global i…
US military says it turned away blockade runner trying to reach Iranian port
By Raphael SatterMay 30 - The U.S. military says it fired a missile into the engine room of a vessel trying to get through the U.S. blockade of Iran on Friday.Here are some detail…
Ousted Turkish opposition leader Ozel draws thousands in Ankara protest
By Ece ToksabayANKARA, May 30 (Reuters) - Turkey's ousted opposition leader Ozgur Ozel showed he can still command strong support on Saturday, drawing a crowd of thousands in Anka…
Lebanon PM denounces Israeli campaign as fresh strikes hit south
Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of pursuing a "scorched-earth policy" in his country's south, urging a halt to the fighting as Israel carried out fresh airstrikes and issu…
Israel launches more south Lebanon strikes after warnings
Israel launched strikes across south Lebanon Saturday after ordering evacuations from more than a dozen locations a day after its premier said Israeli forces had pushed even deepe…
US says capable of resuming war with Iran as deal remains elusive
The United States warned on Saturday it was "more than capable" of resuming its war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, includ…
US warns capable of resuming war with Iran as deal remains elusive
The United States warned on Saturday it was "more than capable" of resuming war with Iran after President Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines, including …
Pentagon chief says U.S. ready to restart strikes on Iran if no deal
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. is ready to restart attacks on Iran if a deal cannot be reached, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday, as negotiators from Washin…
Israel orders new evacuations as forces push deeper into Lebanon
Israel's military issued evacuation warnings on Saturday for residents of seven villages in southern Lebanon, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had pushe…
Israeli forces push further into Lebanon as delegations meet in US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday his country's forces had pushed deeper into Lebanon, even as military delegations from both countries held landmark securi…
US issues new Iran-related counter-terrorism sanctions
May 29 (Reuters) - The United States issued new counter-terrorism sanctions on Friday targeting Iranian individuals and entities, among others, a notice on the Treasury Department…
IMF, World Bank, others warn Middle East war is straining energy supplies
May 29 (Reuters) - The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization warned on Friday that the war in the Middle E…
How Tehran's hardening rhetoric signals uneasy path for US talks
Iran's leadership is increasingly portraying negotiations with Washington not as compromise but as a continuation of confrontation by other means.
Explainer-Iran's strongest card in nuclear talks: its highly enriched uranium
By Francois MurphyVIENNA, May 29 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States are in discussions to extend their ceasefire so as to start negotiations on issues including Tehran's nucle…
What options as UN force's Lebanon exit looms?
Lebanon is seeking an international force to replace a decades-long United Nations peacekeeping mission whose mandate ends this year following US and Israeli pressure, even as the…
Lebanon and Israel hold military talks at Pentagon despite Israeli offensive: What to know
A renewed Israeli offensive in southern Lebanon aims to extract concessions from Beirut in US-brokered diplomatic talks, but Lebanese military officials say there is no path forwa…
Trump team floats $300B Iran fund after rejecting Tehran’s past business pitch
Amid negotiations to end the war, an eye-catching new proposal from the Trump administration echoes past attempts to use business deals to avert new regional hostilities.
Trump says now making 'final determination' on Iran deal
US President Donald Trump said he was meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a final decision on whether or not to strike a peace deal with Iran.Trump said Wa…
Israeli forces cross key Lebanon river in expanded ground offensive
By Rami Ayyub and Maya GebeilyJERUSALEM/BEIRUT, May 29 (Reuters) - Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sai…
Trump says meeting Friday to make final decision on deal with Iran
May 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he would be meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a final decision on a deal …
Hamas calls Netanyahu's plan to expand control in Gaza a dangerous escalation
By Dawoud Abu Alkas , Haseeb Alwazeer and Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA/CAIRO, May 29 (Reuters) - Hamas said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration that hi…
Container rates climb as logistic firms scale up Hormuz alternatives
The Drewry World Container Index measuring container shipping prices has soared by more than 40% since the start of the US-Israel-Iran war.
Iran calls for actions not words after US officials say peace deal is near
By Jonathan Landay, Steve Holland and Yomna EhabWASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 29 (Reuters) - Iran said on Friday it was looking for actions, not words from the United States after sources…
Ukraine says Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged vessels
May 29 (Reuters) - Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged merchant vessels late on Thursday and overnight as they sailed along Ukraine's maritime export corridor in the Bla…
Photo and video journalists in Gaza to receive 'Golden Pen' award
Professional photo and video journalists working in Gaza are to receive an annual press freedom award on Monday for risking their lives to report on the war, an association of pub…