Iran - Israel Conflict

FILE PHOTO: The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, US, December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
World+Biz

US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday vote

In addition to the aid for allies, the package includes a provision to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, and sanctions targeting Hamas and Iran and to force China's ByteDance to sell...

French police and members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) secure the area near Iran consulate where a man is threatening to blow himself up, in Paris, France, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
World+Biz

Man detained in France after bomb threat at Iran consulate in Paris

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference on the eve of the U.N. climate summit (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, December 1, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Middle East

UN chief says Mideast 'cycle of retaliation' must stop

File photo of United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Photo: Bloomberg
World+Biz

Blinken says US 'not involved in any offensive operation'

Military personnel stand guard at a nuclear facility in the Zardanjan area of Isfahan, Iran, April 19, 2024, in this screengrab taken from video. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation

The Iranian flag flutters outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 6 March 2023. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Israel attacks Iran, sources say, drones reported over Isfahan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 19 March, 2023. File Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Netanyahu is caught between hitting Iran and heeding allies

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne, following a meeting discussing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Tahrir Palace, in Cairo, Egypt March 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
Middle East

Jordan says Israeli retaliation for Iran strikes risks wider regional war

A smoke plume erupts during Israeli bombardment on the northern Gaza Strip near the border with southern Israel on December 17, 2023. Photo: AFP
Panorama

The Middle East needs a ceasefire now

An Israeli soldier sits in a military vehicle near Israel's border with Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Middle East

Israel to make own decisions about defending itself, Netanyahu says, as West calls for restraint

Iranian military says it is ready to deal with any Israeli attack
Middle East

Iranian military says it is ready to deal with any Israeli attack

A view of an Iron Dome anti-missile battery, near Ashkelon, in southern Israel April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Middle East

UK's Cameron, in Israel, says Israelis have decided to retaliate against Iran

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

Closely monitor Iran-Israel situation, prepare to tackle possible negative impacts: PM tells cabinet