Middle East

Iran’s role in Yemen remains 

Iran has been pushing to re-establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and reopen missions following a five-year rift, Bloomberg reports.

The Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday on a three-day visit, local news agencies have reported.

Two days after Iraq's legislative election, pro-Iranian Shiite parties and militias denounced early results on Tuesday, France 24 reported.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abollahian promised "the construction of two power plants within a period of only 18 months" to help Lebanon overcome an electricity crisis

Iran tried to carry out "terror attacks" targeting Israeli businesspeople in Cyprus, a spokesman for the Israeli government said Monday, following reports of an attempted assassination of Israeli-Cypriot billionaire Teddy Sagi.

The third Iranian tanker carrying fuel for Lebanon’s Hezbollah, has appeared on a satellite tracking system in the Gulf of Suez, TankerTrackers has reported on Friday.

Iran called Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s recent visit to Bahrain as a “stain” on the Gulf monarchy.

At least 12 non-Syrian militias loyal to Iran were injured in unknown airstrikes in Syria, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.

Israel’s just-retired navy commander said the country has increased its activities in the Red Sea “exponentially” in the face of growing Iranian threats to Israeli shipping.