By Jonathan Saul, Renee Maltezou and Yannis Souliotis
LONDON/ATHENS, April 23 (Reuters) – Two container ships seized by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz with about 40 crew aboard have been taken toward the port of Bandar Abbas, sources said on…
By Jonathan Saul, Renee Maltezou and Yannis Souliotis
LONDON/ATHENS, April 23 (Reuters) – Two container ships seized by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz with about 40 crew aboard have been taken toward the port of Bandar Abbas, sources said on…

The U.S. military seized another tanker Thursday associated with smuggling Iranian oil.
The U.S. Defense Department said it seized the oil tanker Majestic X in the Indian Ocean.
“We will continue global maritime enforcement to…

Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s ousted shah, argued Thursday that any negotiations with the clerical leadership in Tehran amount to “appeasement” and voiced hope that renewed street protests will topple it.
Pahlavi, 65, was speaking on a visit to…

Many women, young and old, no longer comply with laws dictating that they dress “modestly” and cover their heads, a legacy of the “Women, Life, Freedom” protests which swept Iran a few years ago – and like all protests, were crushed with lethal…

An Israeli air strike near a mosque in Gaza killed at least five Palestinians, including three children. Videos show a grieving mother and a paramedic discovering a relative among the victims.
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Iran war impact seeps ever deeper into global economy Reuters

Hebrew media reported on Wednesday that the United States has set up an air bridge to replenish Israeli Air Force stockpiles with munitions, in preparation for a possible renewal of war with Iran.
Channel 12…

Children sit under a new insecticide-treated mosquito net received through Ghragana Health Centre in Gedaref state, Sudan, during a six-day mass net distribution campaign.
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In a camp in Darfur, an infant develops a fever. All too often,…

Tens of millions of Iranians have been cut off from the rest of the globe since US-Israeli strikes began on Feb. 28. It has been described as the world’s longest state-imposed internet blackout to date.
Under the new plan, approved by Iran’s…

Sheikh Abdullah al-Dabbagh, speaking to Mehr News Agency correspondent at Tehran’s Enghelab Square, said the widespread presence of the Iranian people in the streets had thwarted a plot by “Mossad mercenaries, saboteurs and rioters” before it…