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Oil rises as U.S. sanctions on Iran stir supply worries
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Oil rises as U.S. sanctions on Iran stir supply worries

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. sanctions on Iranian goods went into effect, intensifying concerns…
New Trump sanctions on Iran take effect despite pleas from allies
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New Trump sanctions on Iran take effect despite pleas from allies

BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Monday that firms doing business with Tehran would be barred from…
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounces US ‘psychological warfare’
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounces US ‘psychological warfare’

Iran has been in economic turmoil since US President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw from an international deal that…
Iran eases currency rules, hoping to buoy rial ahead of sanctions
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Iran eases currency rules, hoping to buoy rial ahead of sanctions

ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran will ease foreign exchange rules, state TV reported on Sunday, in a bid to halt a…
Erdogan sanctions US officials in tit-for-tat row over pastor
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Erdogan sanctions US officials in tit-for-tat row over pastor

  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would impose sanctions on two US officials in retaliation for a…
U.S., Turkey agree to try to resolve issues: State Department
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U.S., Turkey agree to try to resolve issues: State Department

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, agreed at a meeting in…
Iran’s parliament to question president over economic woes
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Iran’s parliament to question president over economic woes

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament announced Wednesday it would hold a special session to question President Hassan Rouhani about…
Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom
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Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s currency hit a new record low on Sunday, dropping past 100,000 rials to the U.S. dollar…
Turkey’s Erdogan warns US over sanctions threat
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Turkey’s Erdogan warns US over sanctions threat

  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the US in comments published Sunday that sanctions would not force Ankara to “step…
Iran’s leaders seek ways to defend economy from US sanctions
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Iran’s leaders seek ways to defend economy from US sanctions

  Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter US economic sanctions, state news agency…
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