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FinanceAustria Denied US Access to Its Airspace for Gulf Military Operations, Reports Newspaper
Macron Says It Is Unrealistic to Open Hormuz Strait by Force
Russia Says It's Ready to Help Resolve Iran Conflict
Russia's Putin to Host Egypt's Foreign Minister, Focus on Iran War and Middle East
Russian Nuclear Missile Forces Hold Drills in Siberia
Date: April 2, 2026
MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Russian strategic missile forces have conducted drills in Siberia involving camouflaged movements of Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles that are capable of delivering...
Analysis-From International Outcast to Mediator in Iran War, Pakistan's Remarkable Makeover
Date: April 2, 2026
By Saad Sayeed April 2 (Reuters) - A diplomatic outcast a year ago, Pakistan has become a trusted regional partner and a mediator between the U.S. and Iran to end the war in the Middle East, a...
Russia Woos Students for Its Drone Forces in Ukraine With Large Financial Packages
Date: April 2, 2026
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Students across Russia are being offered large financial incentives to join drone units fighting in Ukraine as operators and engineers, while companies in...
Trump's Fresh Iran Threats Give Investors a Risk-Off Reality Check
Date: April 2, 2026
By Ankur Banerjee and Gregor Stuart Hunter April 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's threat to bomb Iran back to the Stone Age has sharply raised stakes in a war now in its fifth week and crushed...
Hopes Dim for Swift End to Iran War After Trump Speech, Oil Prices Surge Anew
Date: April 2, 2026
WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) - Hopes for a swift end to the Middle East war faded on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran, in an eagerly anticipated...
Instant View: Investor Reactions to Trump's Speech on Iran War
Date: April 2, 2026
April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told the nation in a televised speech on Wednesday night that the U.S. military had nearly completed the goals it had set out to accomplish in its war...