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, ...
The United Nations has said that an Indian staff member's death this week in Gaza was caused by an Israeli tank attack on his vehicle. Col Waibhav Kale, a former Indian army officer, died on Monday after a UN vehicle was struck near the city of Rafah. Another staffer was injured. Col Kale's ...
(Reuters) — The day before Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging division last month, they had high hopes as charging chief Rebecca Tinucci went to meet with Musk about the network’s future, four former charging-network staffers told Reuters. After Tinucci had cut ...
However, the disparity between Supermicro and its peers is too tough to gloss over. Dell and IBM, in particular, are diversified businesses, with integrated systems representing just one of many services. While neither company is growing anywhere near commensurate levels to Supermicro, the ...
The White House has informed Congress it wants to send more than $1bn (£800m) in weapons to Israel, officials say. The package would include tank rounds, mortars and armoured tactical vehicles, according to Reuters news agency. The plan - confirmed by a congressional aide to CBS, the BBC's US ...
Israel and Egypt are locked in a row over the Rafah border crossing, blaming each other for its continued closure as Gaza's humanitarian crisis worsens. Israeli forces have taken control of the Gaza side of the crossing. On Tuesday Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz said he had told the UK ...
This wanted poster provided by the U.S. Marshals shows Ian Cleary, of Saratoga, Calif. U.S. marshals have been leading the two-year search for Cleary since prosecutors charged him with sexually assaulting a young woman in 2013 at Gettysburg College. Cleary, accused of sexually assaulting a ...
assailed the U.S. judicial system on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking Republican to and using his powerful position to attack the hush money case against the former president as an illegitimate “sham.” It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The turning his Republican Party ...
Reporters always carry some kind of baggage with them when they head off to cover a story - whether it's the tools of their trade, a camera or a microphone, or something less tangible, such as memories of a past encounter or story. It was on a recent deployment that the BBC's Middle East analyst ...
Aid trucks destined for Gaza were blocked at a West Bank border crossing on Monday. Footage shows Israeli protesters throwing cartons of food to the ground and stomping on them. Four people including a minor have been arrested, according to a statement from their lawyers.
The body of a man who had been traveling down the Colorado River on a wooden raft has been found in Grand Canyon National Park, officials said. Thomas Robinson, a 58-year-old man from Santa Fe, New Mexico, was believed to have attempted to travel down the Colorado River on a wooden raft with his ...