Category: 3. Middle East

By Laila Bassam, Tom Perry, Samia Nakhoul and Maya Gebeily

BEIRUT, March 21 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) rebuilt Hezbollah’s military command after it was mauled by Israel in 2024, plugging gaps with Iranian officers before…

By Guy Faulconbridge and Marina Bobrova

MOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putincongratulated Iranian leaders on Nowruz and said Moscow remained a loyal friend and reliable partner to Tehran, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

The…

Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Saturday after US President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations against Iran following three weeks of war.

After Iranian missile fire at Israel overnight,…

March 20 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the aim of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to fund and deliver the basics of a Gaza reconstruction plan to rebuild Palestinian homes and infrastructure, Politico reported on…

By Jana Choukeir, Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) – The Israeli military struck Iran and Beirut on Saturday as the U.S. was sending thousands more Marines to the Middle East and President Donald Trump accused NATO…

WASHINGTON  — The US Treasury on Friday temporarily lifted sanctions on Iranian oil already loaded onto vessels, in Washington’s latest step to stem a supply crisis over the Middle East war.

The authorization allows for the delivery…

The disarmament proposal presented to Hamas by Gaza ceasefire mediators this week in Cairo envisions all armed groups in the Strip gradually handing over their weapons over the coming months, two Arab diplomats familiar with the matter told…

March 21 (Reuters) – The Israeli military said early on Saturday it was striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut, after issuing an evacuation warning for seven neighborhoods in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital.

There were no immediate…