July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire.
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday it completed a new round of strikes on Iran and that it had struck over 80 targets during its latest attacks.
Along with unleashing a new wave of strikes against Iran, Washington had also revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz.
By Tuvan Gumrukcu, Humeyra Pamuk and Sabine Siebold
ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - NATO leaders unveiled arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars in Turkey on Tuesday, driving home the message that they are heeding U.S. calls to spend more to defend Europe even as President Donald Trump said he felt let down and renewed his push to control Greenland.
By Curtis Williams and Sarah Morland
July 7 (Reuters) - Businessman Dominic Hadeed and his wife Genevieve filed an appeal on Tuesday against their detention over an alleged plot to assassinate top members of the Trinidad and Tobago government, including Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
Hadeed, who owns the Trinidad and Tobago-based Blue Waters bottled water and filtration supplier, is accused of conspiring to assassinate the prime minister, attorney general and other members of government.
NAJAF, July 7 (Reuters) - The coffin of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf on Tuesday after funeral ceremonies in Iran, bringing a multi-day procession to one of Shi'ite Islam's most sacred sites following the leader's death in a February 28 U.S.-Israeli strike.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and senior Iraqi officials received the coffin at Najaf International Airport ahead of funeral ceremonies and a mass public procession, state TV reported.
WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has launched a series of strikes against Iran, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, adding that the strikes were in response to what it said were Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
"U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping," a U.S. military statement said.
ANKARA, Turkey, July 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not Denmark, reaffirming a stance that has caused tensions among NATO allies just as leaders of the alliance gathered for a summit in Turkey.
Trump's assertions that the U.S. must acquire or control Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, have long strained relations between Washington and Copenhagen — both founding NATO members — and more broadly U.S. ties with Europe. The issue has since moved to a diplomatic track.
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - A lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleged that President Donald Trump's administration illegally shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with Iran's government, allegations the Trump administration denied.
Lawyers with the left-leaning Public Citizen Litigation Group were representing the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund in the suit.
By Gram Slattery and Angelo Amante
ANKARA/ROME, July 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a "nice person" but criticised her for failing to help in the conflict with Iran, his latest remarks in a diplomatic dispute that is straining bilateral ties.
Meloni was once seen as a close ally of Trump, but the relationship faltered last month when he told Italian TV channel La7 that she had "begged" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit in France. She denied the claim and accused him of fabricating the story.
