Many airlines avoid airspace over Iran and Iraq amid flare-up of tensions with U.S.
Several international airlines said Wednesday they would avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq. Lufthansa and its Austrian Airlines unit nonetheless decided to maintain flights to Tehran this week, a statement said. Iran launched more than ...
Iran sounds out Japan about possible Hassan Rouhani visit: source
Iran relayed to Japan on Tuesday its wish for President Hassan Rouhani to visit the country, a source close to bilateral relations has said. Abbas Araghchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, serving as a special envoy of the president, relayed the message to ...
The United States is training Persian Gulf allies to "protect navigation" in the region's troubled waterways as Washington seeks to build an alliance of friendly nations to contain Iran. The three-week-long U.S. International Maritime Exercise (IMX), which began on Oct. 21, comes after a number ...
How to deal with the Islamic Republic
Japan should do what it can under existing laws and regulations. Nothing more and nothing less.
Iran's next move, and how the U.S. and its allies can stop it
The U.S. and its European allies must get ready to sweep mines, escort tankers, launch cyberattacks and, perhaps, sink Iranian ships.
The United States has asked Germany to join an international naval mission to help secure the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. embassy in Berlin said Tuesday, as tensions mount between Washington and Iran. The request comes after Britain last week ordered its navy to ...
With tensions mounting and ample opportunities for miscalculation, every diplomatic channel must be operating and explored.
Iran to execute members of alleged CIA-trained spy network
Iran, locked in a worsening political standoff with Western powers, has handed down death sentences to several nationals accused of being part of a CIA-trained spy network uncovered earlier this year, an official said on Monday. Seventeen people were arrested in all, a senior intelligence ...
U.S. plans Gulf naval escorts after Iranians menace U.K. oil tanker
The Pentagon said Thursday it was discussing military escorts for vessels in the Gulf one day after armed Iranian boats threatened a British oil tanker. The White House's nominee to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, said Washington was attempting ...
Minister Adel al-Jubeir said options aimed at securing freedom of navigation include both military and economic measures.
Abe, Saudi Arabian crown prince exchange views on Middle East tensions
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman exchanged views Sunday on the situation in the Middle East amid heightened tensions surrounding Iran. Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally and Iran's main rival in the region, has accused Tehran of carrying out attacks ...
The fourth Rome versus the neo-Persian empire?
We should not underestimate the will and power of the Iranians.
