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Iran-backed Houthi rebels clash with Yemeni government forces and other Mideast developments

Iran-backed Houthi rebels clash with Yemeni government forces and other Mideast developments

Clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen raged overnight

Israel says Gaza drone strike targeted a Hamas commander, and other developments in the Mideast

Israel says Gaza drone strike targeted a Hamas commander, and other developments in the Mideast

Israel's military says it struck a Hamas commander in northern Gaza targeted drone strike

Israel sends troops into West Bank homes besieged by Jewish settlers

Israel sends troops into West Bank homes besieged by Jewish settlers

By Ali Sawafta QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Israeli troops took up positions inside Palestinian homes in the West Bank village of Qusra on Thursday, the mayor said, after settlers trapped Palestinian families this week in a siege Palestinians say is aimed at forcing them from their land.

Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke

Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke

Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank, including one owned by a Palestinian American, for several days

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two people, first fatalities in more than a week, medics say

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two people, first fatalities in more than a week, medics say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a senior police official, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, in the first reported fatalities in more than a week as the Israeli military scaled back its targeted attacks in the enclave under U.S.

Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US

Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US

By Parisa Hafezi and Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and

New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse

New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse

By Elwely Elwelly and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The United States and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the five-month-old Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless

Iranian-backed Houthi kill 4 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast

Iranian-backed Houthi kill 4 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have fired missiles at a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, killing four people, according to Yemeni authorities

The Latest: Trump seeks an exit from his Iran war as Mideast violence spreads

The Latest: Trump seeks an exit from his Iran war as Mideast violence spreads

Iran is rejecting comments by President Donald Trump, who said that since Iran is seeking compensation as part of any peace talks, he’ll demand the same

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels renew attacks on key port city, and other developments in the Mideast

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels renew attacks on key port city, and other developments in the Mideast

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels are keeping up their pressure with renewed attacks on government-controlled areas in Yemen

Pakistan says US and Iran close to 'some sort' of deal despite attacks on shipping

Pakistan says US and Iran close to 'some sort' of deal despite attacks on shipping

By Tala Ramadan and Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Tuesday the United States and Iran were close to "some sort" of deal, and fellow mediator Qatar said talks on managing the Strait of Hormuz were at an advanced stage, despite reports of new attacks on shipping in regional

Iranian-backed Houthis kill 4 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast

Iranian-backed Houthis kill 4 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast

Authorities in Yemen say four people were killed when Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait