Category: 3. Middle East

MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The European Union should “bring to life” a mutual defence pact anchored in its founding treaty, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

“Mutual defence is…

Feb 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he will announce on Thursday that Board of Peace member states have pledged more than $5 billion for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza.

In a Sunday post on Truth Social, Trump wrote…

Feb 14 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed at a White House meeting on Wednesday that the U.S. would work to reduce Iran’s oil exports to China, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials briefed…

Feb 14 (Reuters) – Medecins Sans Frontieres has halted “non-critical” medical activities at a major hospital in southern Gaza following reports from patients and its own staff of armed men inside the facility and concerns over the movement of…

PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Two sets of diplomatic negotiations, on Ukraine and Iran, are set to take place in Geneva on Tuesday, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.

A U.S. delegation including envoys Steve Witkoff…

Feb 15 (Reuters) – Iran is pursuing a nuclear agreement with the U.S. that delivers economic benefits for both sides, an Iranian diplomat was reported as saying on Sunday, days before a second round of talks between Tehran and Washington.

Iran…

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what…

By Humeyra Pamuk, Sabine Siebold and Muvija M

MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the “child of Europe” in a message of unity on Saturday, offering some reassurance as well as levelling more…

TORONTO, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada wants a change of government in Iran but would not say whether it would support a U.S. military strike, the Globe and Mail reported on Saturday.

“We will not…

Feb 14 (Reuters) – Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar will attend U.S. President Donald Trump’s first formal Board of Peace meeting on February 19, two Israeli officials said on Saturday.

U.S. officials told Reuters this week that Trump will…