By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell WASHINGTON/DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Iran and Israel traded further air attacks on Thursday as President Donald Trump kept the world guessing about whether the United States would join Israel’s bombardment of Iranian nuclear facilities. A week of Israeli air and missile strikes against its major rival has wiped out…
Authorities have received inquiries from 14 Hongkongers in three Middle Eastern countries caught up in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, while a travel sector representative has said that tour groups from the city are unlikely to be in affected areas. The Immigration Department said the inquiries received from Hongkongers in Israel, Iran and Jordan were as…
The United States unveiled another round of sanctions targeting 10 individuals and 27 entities tied to Iran’s financial network, spotlighting the crucial financial role it believes Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates play to help Tehran avoid Washington’s efforts. Aimed at Iranian nationals and a mainland Chinese national as well as Hong Kong and…