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Iran oil tanker breaks down in Red Sea off Saudi coast
Middle East
May 2, 2019
Iran oil tanker breaks down in Red Sea off Saudi coast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian oil tanker carrying over 1 million barrels of fuel oil suffered a…
US general says he will ensure necessary resources to counter Iran
Middle East
April 29, 2019
US general says he will ensure necessary resources to counter Iran
CAIRO (Reuters) – US Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Saturday the United States would deploy the necessary…
Iran says leaving nuclear treaty one of many options after US sanctions move
Middle East
April 28, 2019
Iran says leaving nuclear treaty one of many options after US sanctions move
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday it could quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons after the…
Putin hopes Iran will continue oil exports despite US warning
Middle East
April 27, 2019
Putin hopes Iran will continue oil exports despite US warning
BEIJING (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he hoped Iranian oil exports would continue despite Washington’s efforts…
India looking to compensate loss of Iranian oil
Middle East
April 24, 2019
India looking to compensate loss of Iranian oil
The United States on Monday said it will not extend sanctions exemptions to countries importing oil from Iran when they expire in…
Iranians brace for harder times as US oil sanctions close in
Middle East
April 24, 2019
Iranians brace for harder times as US oil sanctions close in
Iranians, already hard hit by punishing US economic sanctions, are bracing for more pain after Washington abolished waivers for some…
Boxing: Iranian female fighter cancels return home after arrest warrant issued
Middle East
April 18, 2019
Boxing: Iranian female fighter cancels return home after arrest warrant issued
PARIS (Reuters) – The first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing bout has canceled plans to return home after…
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian lawmakers dressed in paramilitary uniforms chanted “Death to America” as they convened Tuesday for an…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, explained
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, explained
(CNN)–The United States put Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its list of terrorist groups on Monday. The unprecedented move against another…
Back home, Afghan veterans of Syria war seen as Iran’s pawns
Middle East
March 31, 2019
Back home, Afghan veterans of Syria war seen as Iran’s pawns
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — An impoverished teenager, Mehdi, joined the wave of Afghans who left their homeland, dreaming of reaching…