Category: 3. Middle East

BAGHDAD, March 25 (Reuters) – Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded in an airstrike on a site belonging to Iraq’s Shi’ite Popular Mobilization Forces near an army medical centre in western Anbar, security sources and the defence…

By Emma Farge

GENEVA, March 25 (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday they face an existential threat from Iran as they condemned Iranian attacks on their infrastructure, which the U.N. rights chief said might…

Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter has spoken out strongly against the rising tide of extremist settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, decrying Israel’s failure so far to stamp out the phenomenon…

By Jonathan Spicer

ISTANBUL, March 25 (Reuters) – Turkey “is playing a role passing messages” between Iran and the U.S. to encourage de-escalation and direct negotiations, Harun Armagan, vice chair of foreign affairs for President Tayyip Erdogan’s…

Donald Trump has insisted Iran wants a deal “so badly” – saying on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a “very big present worth a tremendous amount of money”.

The US president hinted at a “very significant prize” gifted to the US by Iranian…

US officials were said to be frustrated on Wednesday by a list of conditions Iran laid out for entering into negotiations to end the war, as mixed signals continued to emerge regarding US President Donald Trump’s fledgling efforts to halt…

By Katya Golubkova and Irene Wang

TOKYO, March 25 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol for an additional coordinated release of oil stockpiles when they met on Wednesday, as Tokyo…

By Karen Lema

MANILA, March 25 (Reuters) – The Philippines is working with Washington to secure waivers and exemptions that will allow it to obtain oil from U.S.-sanctioned countries and guarantee supplies, its ambassador to the United States…