Iran President Hassan Rouhani urged Western powers to "distance" themselves from the Persian Gulf, calling the ongoing presence of the United States and other military forces in the region a "calamity." Rouhani and several other Tehran government leaders including Foreign Affairs Minister Javad ...
Tensions continue to rise between Trump and Iran's Rouhani ahead of the U.N. General Assembly in NYC this week; Captain Bob Wells gives his take./ As world leaders gather for their annual U.N. General Assembly session, Britain, France and Germany joined the United States on Monday in blaming for ...
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iranian army troops march at a military parade marking 39th anniversary of outset of Iran-Iraq war, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, ...
Iranian armed forces members march during the ceremony of the National Army Day parade in Tehran/ The Iranian armed forces held a military parade in Tehran on Sunday, showing off their ground forces and their various weapon systems./ During the ceremony, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged ...
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson boards his plane at London's Heathrow Airport as he heads off for the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sunday Sept. 22, 2019. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)/ NEW YORK (AP) — Britain has concluded that Iran was responsible for attacks on oil ...
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with Military Service Chiefs at Downing Street in London, Thursday Sept. 19, 2019. (Henry Nicholls/Pool via AP)/ for the recent attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and said that the U.K. would consider taking part in U.S.-led military actions to ...
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a military parade marking 39th anniversary of outset of Iran-Iraq war, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, ...
President Donald Trump says his administration is imposing additional sanctions on Iran following last weekend's attack on Saudi oil facilities, which the administration has blamed on the Islamic Republic. (Sept. 20)/ on Sunday accused Iranian leaders of being "bloodthirsty" and eager for war ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Iran has been holding military parades to mark the start of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war Iran's president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the region. Hassan ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Emmanuel Macron (l) met Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson (r) at the UN headquarters Iran has rejected a joint statement by the leaders of France, Germany and the UK who blamed it for attacks earlier this month on Saudi oil installations. ...
France leads European push to defuse Iran-US tensions * UK breaks ranks with Europeans by directly blaming Iran * France careful not to point finger straight at Tehran * British-French divergence may complicate diplomacy UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - France and Britain were at odds on ...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - France, Britain and Germany said on Monday it is clear Iran was responsible for an attack on Saudi oil facilities on Sept. 14 and called on Tehran to agree to negotiations on its nuclear and missile programs as well as regional security issues. "The time has ...
Britain, France and Germany say it is time for Tehran to start talks on a new, long-term pact dealing with its nuclear, regional and missile activities/ The leaders of Britain, France and Germany joined the U.S. in blaming Iran for this month’s attacks on Saudi Arabia and said the time had come ...
As Iran paraded its troops and its arsenal of various weapons Sunday, the country's president demanded the U.S. and other Western nations leave the Persian Gulf.
By Sylvia Westall, Ghaida Ghantous and Stephen Kalin/ By Sylvia Westall, Ghaida Ghantous and Stephen Kalin DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will seek to make a case at a global gathering in New York this week for concerted action to punish and deter arch-foe Iran after strikes on Saudi oil ...
Attack on Saudi oil plant was "act of war" by Iran/ The following is a transcript of the interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that aired Sunday, September 22, 2019, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to "Face the Nation" in New York, where world leaders ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ The prime minister boarded a flight at Heathrow for the annual UN General Assembly in New York Prime Minister Boris Johnson has blamed Iran for attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities ahead of a meeting with the country's president, Hassan ...
France’s foreign minister said on Sunday his country’s main aim at this week’s U.N. General Assembly meeting is to de-escalate tensions between the United States and Iran and that a meeting between their presidents was not the top priority./ FILE PHOTO: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian ...
RIYADH, Sept 22 (Reuters) - If an investigation shows that last week's attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities was launched from Iranian territory, the kingdom would consider it an act of war, but Riyadh is currently seeking a peaceful resolution, a senior Saudi official said. "We hold Iran ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region’s waterways as nationwide parades showcased the Islamic Republic’s military arsenal. Hassan ...
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will seek to make a case at a global gathering in New York this week for concerted action to punish and deter arch-foe Iran after strikes on Saudi oil plants rattled global markets and exposed the kingdom’s vulnerability to attack. However, even Riyadh’s ...
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks after a meeting of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council in Moscow, Russia, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday his main aim at this week’s U.N. ...
Experts probe GPS systems in search of ‘smoking gun’ evidence of Tehran’s involvement in Sept. 14 attack; Iran has denied any role/ An attack on Saudi Aramco oil facilities has led to an escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran. While Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility, ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed a move by the United States to impose a fresh round of sanctions on the Islamic Republic, saying such restrictions would make future negotiations with Tehran impossible. "It makes it more difficult to remove the sanctions. They want to ...
05AM [Updated: Tue Sep 24, 2019 03:07AM ]/ UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and French President Emmanuel Macron pose at the G7 summit in France's Biarritz (Photo by Getty)/ Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the E3 -- France, Germany, and the ...
34PM [Updated: Mon Sep 23, 2019 09:38PM ]/ President Hassan Rouhani speaks to reporters upon arrival in New York on September 23, 2019/ Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has arrived in New York to attend the 74th meeting of the UN General Assembly, where he plans to convey the message of Middle ...
Iran says London must stop selling arms to Riyadh instead of accusing Tehran, after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson alleged that the Islamic Republic was involved in last week’s drone attacks on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. "The British government, instead of [making] fruitless ...
38AM [Updated: Mon Sep 23, 2019 10:42AM ]/ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused Iran of being behind last week’s attacks on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. Johnson said the UK would work with the United States and European allies on a joint response to the attacks on the ...
In this file photo taken on May 02, 2015, Yemenis gather around a crater left following a Saudi airstrike on the capital Sana'a. (Photo by AFP)/ Saudi warplanes have bombed a mosque in Amran province in western Yemen, killing seven people, including children and women. Yemen’s al-Masirah TV ...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the peace initiative that he will soon unveil at the United Nations General Assembly is aimed at establishing long-term peace in the Persian Gulf region, something he said is simply not achievable in the presence of outsiders. Speaking to government ...
46PM [Updated: Sun Sep 22, 2019 10:46PM ]/ French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a press conference in the Capital Cairo on September 17, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ France says its main aim at the UN General Assembly meeting is to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the US, ...
Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, is shown at a company event in Cupertino/ By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) - Apple's quarterly results and forecast beat modest expectations on Thursday, as the iPhone maker unveiled a record share buyback program, sending its stock up 6% in ...
Israeli officials are increasingly concerned that the UN's top criminal court is planning to seek arrest warrants for their military and political leaders on suspicion of war crimes./ Reports suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be among them./ The International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A scuba dive boat captain was scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday on a conviction of criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel nearly five years ago. was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes ...
- Bitcoin’s tumble is piquing the interest of investors who view pronounced swings in the digital token as a possible precursor for broader changes in risk appetite in global markets./ The cryptocurrency has shed about 4% in the past two days following a near 16% plunge in April, the worst ...
In many southern Lebanese villages, there are no signs of life. People have fled, leaving towns deserted. Israel has been carrying out strikes on southern Lebanon almost daily since Hezbollah - the powerful Lebanese Shia Islamist group - fired rockets at Israel on 8 October in support of Hamas ...
The family of a gay British-Mexican man held in Qatar for alleged drug offences has given further details of what they say was a "honeytrap" operation using the gay dating app, Grindr./ Manuel Guerrero Aviña was approached online by a man called "Gio" and they arranged to meet - but he was ...
Joie Henney hugs his emotional support alligator named Wally, Jan. 22, 2019, inside their home in York Haven, Pa. Henney credits Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade, says he's searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A home health care company failed to protect a visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist at a Connecticut halfway house and should be fined about $161,000, federal workplace safety officials said Wednesday. The Occupational Safety and ...
Two human rights groups have condemned an 11-year prison sentence handed to a Saudi fitness instructor and women's rights activist by a terrorism court./ Manahel al-Otaibi, 29, was convicted of charges related to her clothing choices and expression of her views online,/ These included calls for ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It was the music that changed first. Or maybe that’s just when many people at the pale brick Catholic church in the quiet Wisconsin neighborhood finally began to realize what was happening. The choir director, a fixture at St. Maria Goretti for nearly 40 years, was suddenly ...