Image copyright Reuters Image caption Iranian authorities say the Stena Impero broke “international maritime rules” Iran says it will free on humanitarian grounds seven of the 23 crew members of a British-flagged oil tanker that it seized in the Strait of Hormuz in July. The sailors – five Indians, one Latvian and one Russian – […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The UN experts investigated a coalition air strike on a bus carrying children in August 2018 The UK, US, France and Iran may be complicit in possible war crimes in Yemen over their support for parties to the conflict there, UN experts say. A new report warns the countries they […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Hassan Rouhani has said he is ready for dialogue if the US first lifts its sanctions Iran’s president has ruled out ever holding bilateral talks with the US. “There have been a lot of offers for talks but our answer will always be negative,” Hassan Rouhani told MPs. But he […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Images have emerged purportedly showing smoke rising above Lebanon’s Maroun al-Ras village after Israeli strikes The Lebanese Shia militant group, Hezbollah, has fired several anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for a reported Israeli drone attack in Beirut last week. Israeli military sources confirmed that rockets were fired towards […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Red Crescent medics next to bags containing the bodies of victims the air strike More than 100 people have died in Yemen after the Saudi-led coalition launched a series of air strikes on a detention centre, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The ICRC said that […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Idlib has been devastated by heavy shelling over the years (file image) The US says it has carried out an attack on leaders of a group it calls al-Qaeda in Syria, in the country’s rebel-held Idlib province. US Central Command said the operation had targeted those “responsible for attacks […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The Adrian Darya 1 oil tanker was seized by British authorities but released earlier this month The US Treasury has blacklisted an Iranian tanker it says is being used to ship oil to Syria. The Adrian Darya 1, previously known as Grace 1, was detained by British authorities in Gibraltar […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Idlib has been devastated by heavy shelling over the years (file image) The US says it has carried out an attack on leaders of a group it calls al-Qaeda in Syria, in the country’s rebel-held Idlib province. US Central Command said the operation had targeted those “responsible for attacks […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The Adrian Darya 1 oil tanker was seized by British authorities but released earlier this month The US Treasury has blacklisted an Iranian tanker it says is being used to ship oil to Syria. The Adrian Darya 1, previously known as Grace 1, was detained by British authorities in Gibraltar […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Idlib has been devastated by heavy shelling over the years (file image) The US says it has carried out an attack on leaders of a group it calls al-Qaeda in Syria, in the country’s rebel-held Idlib province. US Central Command said the operation had targeted those “responsible for attacks […]
