DUBAI, March 31 (Reuters) - People accused of spying or cooperating with "hostile states" could face the death penalty and confiscation of all assets under a recently enhanced law, an Iranian judiciary spokesperson said, a month into the war with the United States and Israel.
Even sharing photos or videos that could aid enemy targeting may be treated as intelligence cooperation, the spokesman added.
BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - China's foreign minister and his Pakistani counterpart will discuss the situationin Iran during the latter's visit to China on Tuesday, China's foreign ministry said.
The two countries have similar positions on major international and regional issues, a spokesperson for the ministry said in a press briefing.
(Reporting by Ethan Wang and Liz Lee; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
Iran fired missiles across the Middle East on Tuesday as its capital was hit by fresh explosions, after US President Donald Trump threatened the country's key oil export hub, power stations and desalination plants.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump's partner in attacking Iran, said more than half of his military aims had been achieved, but both leaders refused to put a timeline on an operation that has ignited a month-long regional war and jolted global markets.
March 31 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Tuesday that four of its personnel were killed and two wounded during combat in southern Lebanon.
(Reporting by Enas Alashray and Yomna Ehab; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
By Alexander Cornwell, Trevor Hunnicutt and Yomna Ehab
TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday, as President Donald Trump warned the U.S. would obliterate Iran's energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
The apparent strike on the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi is the latest in a string of assaults on merchant vessels by missiles or explosive air and sea drones in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
March 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told aides he is willing to end the military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and leave a complex operation to reopen it for a later date, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing administration officials.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
(Reporting by Fabiola Arámburo in Mexico City; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
By Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The FBI said on Monday that an attack on the largest Jewish temple in Michigan earlier this month was an "act of terrorism" inspired by Hezbollah.
The White House on Monday defended praying for US troops engaged in the Iran war after Pope Leo XIV warned that God rejects the prayers "of those who wage war."
"I don't think there is anything wrong with our military leaders or with the president calling on the American people to pray for our servicemembers and those who are serving our country overseas," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in response to a question about the pontiff's comments.
The FBI said on Monday that a vehicle-ramming attack at a Michigan synagogue earlier this month was an act of terrorism "inspired" by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
"Based on the evidence gathered to date, we assess this attack to be a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism purposely targeting the Jewish community and the largest Jewish temple in Michigan," Jennifer Runyan, the FBI special agent in charge for Detroit, told a press briefing.
March 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pronounced his tour of Middle Eastern countries a success on Monday and said a number of security cooperation accords had been clinched or were under discussion.
Zelenskiy embarked on a tour of the region to offer Ukrainian expertise on how to counter attacks from drones fired by Iran in its conflict with the United States and Israel, which has spread across the Middle East.
