- 16 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityIran
Iran nuclear chief says Vienna talks will be about U.S. return to 2015 deal
(Reuters) - The Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said on Friday that talks in Vienna next week will be about the United States returning to the 2015…
U.S. threatens escalation with Iran at IAEA next month
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States threatened on Thursday to confront Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency next month if it does not cooperate more with the watchdog -…
U.S. won’t stand idly by if Iran gets ‘too close’ to nuclear weapon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will not stand idly by if Iran gets too close to a nuclear weapon, U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley said in interview excerpts…
Israel flags Iranian UAV bases, offers counter-measures to Arab allies
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel sharpened its rhetoric against Iranian combat drones on Tuesday, disclosing what it said were two bases used to carry out maritime attacks with the remote-controlled planes and…
Bahrain says it foiled planned attack, confiscated Iranian weapons and explosives
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain security forces arrested a number of suspected militants ahead of a planned attack and confiscated weapons and explosives that had come from Iran, the interior ministry…
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi cities, Aramco facilities
CAIRO (Reuters) -Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Saturday it had fired 14 drones at several Saudi Arabian cities, including at Saudi Aramco facilities in Jeddah. The Saudi-led coalition battling…
Iran’s Guards seize foreign ship in Gulf smuggling diesel – state media
(Reuters) -Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday they had seized a foreign ship in Gulf waters loaded with what they described as smuggled diesel. Guards commander Ahmad Hajian said the…
Pentagon chief seeks to reassure concerned Middle East allies
By Idrees Ali MANAMA (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought on Saturday to reassure allies in the Middle East that President Joe Biden's administration was committed to the region…
Thousands rally in central Iran to protest water shortages
DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of farmers and their supporters gathered in the central Iranian city of Isfahan on Friday, state TV reported, in a major protest over water shortages in…
Iraqi cleric Sadr says he is dissolving armed faction loyal to him
CAIRO (Reuters) - Powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Friday he was dissolving the Promised Day Brigade, an armed faction loyal to him, and closing its headquarters, according to…
Delhi Declaration-Forging a Consensus on Afghanistan
The meeting of the National Security Advisers in New Delhi on November 10 had multi-layered significance. The initiative underlined India’s national security equities in Afghanistan. These equities are undeniable given…
By Kanwal Sibal
Analysis-Unspoken U.S. aim at Iran nuclear talks may be winning Chinese, Russian support
By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - The stated U.S. aim when indirect U.S.-Iranian talks resume this month is to see if the two can revive a 2015…
