Iran
Syria says Turkey not implementing Idlib deal: report
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Syria says Turkey not implementing Idlib deal: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government has accused Turkey of failing to meet obligations set out in an agreement with…
Israeli minister’s mosque tour highlights diplomatic push in the Gulf
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Israeli minister’s mosque tour highlights diplomatic push in the Gulf
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli cabinet minister’s visit to Abu Dhabi’s grand mosque gave more momentum on Monday to Israel’s…
Oil falls as economic outlook grows gloomier
Business
October 29, 2018
Oil falls as economic outlook grows gloomier
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, as concern over the global economy put crude on track for…
Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak
Middle East
October 28, 2018
Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak
WASHINGTON (AP) — A battle is brewing between the Trump administration and some of the president’s biggest supporters in Congress…
Iran’s Khamenei calls for fight against enemy ‘infiltration’: state TV
Middle East
October 28, 2018
Iran’s Khamenei calls for fight against enemy ‘infiltration’: state TV
(Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Sunday for the stepping up of efforts to fight enemy…
Rouhani reshuffles economic team, says U.S. isolated against Iran
Middle East
October 28, 2018
Rouhani reshuffles economic team, says U.S. isolated against Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament approved a government economic reshuffle on Saturday, days before new U.S. sanctions on Tehran’s oil…
US sanctions on Iran pressure Tehran’s regional allies
Middle East
October 26, 2018
US sanctions on Iran pressure Tehran’s regional allies
BEIRUT (AP) — Giant posters on the streets of Beirut’s southern Shiite suburbs display an armed Hezbollah fighter in…
As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources
Middle East
October 24, 2018
As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – Bank of Kunlun Co, the key Chinese conduit for transactions with Iran, is set to halt handling…
Saudi, Russian oil output unable to compensate for Iranian crude: Zanganeh
Business
October 22, 2018
Saudi, Russian oil output unable to compensate for Iranian crude: Zanganeh
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian oil output cannot be replaced by other oil producing countries if Tehran is hit by…
Saudi Arabia has ‘no intention’ of 1973 oil embargo replay: TASS
Middle East
October 22, 2018
Saudi Arabia has ‘no intention’ of 1973 oil embargo replay: TASS
LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has no intention of unleashing a 1973-style oil embargo on Western consumers and will isolate…