At least 40 killed, over 200 injured at Iranian commander Soleimani’s funeral

By Reuters,

Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on Tuesday...

Huge crowds in Iran for Soleimani funeral as new commander promises revenge

By Reuters,

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians thronged Tehran’s streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone...

Donald Trump , Iran , Qassem Soleimani

Iran vows ‘harsh revenge’ against U.S. for killing top general Soleimani

By Agencies,

Iran has threatened to retaliate after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force and arch...

Donald Trump , Iran , US

Trump says he aborted retaliatory strike to spare Iranian lives

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he aborted a military strike to retaliate for Iran’s downing of an unmanned U.S. drone because it could h...

Donald Trump aborted a military strike , unmanned U.S. drone

Trump says Iran ‘made a very big mistake’ by shooting down drone

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Iran made “a very big mistake” by shooting down a U.S. military drone that Tehran said was on a spy m...

Iran , President Donald Trump , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , U.S

Saudi seeks oil supply protection as U.S. and Iran face off

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia called for swift action to secure Gulf energy supplies and joined the United States in blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in a v...

Donald Trump , G20 , Gulf of Oman , Hiroshige Seko , Iran , Khalid al-Falih , Saudi Arabia , United States of America

Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it wants to avert war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength” following last week’s attac...

Iran , Saudi Arabia , war

Iran on the spot for ordering drone attacks on oil pipeline.

By VOA,

Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister on Thursday accused Iran of ordering an attack on Saudi oil pumping stations that Yemen’s Iran-aligned Hout...

Iran , OPEC , Saudi Arabia , united arab emirates , United Nations , UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

U.S. pressures Baghdad over Iran-backed militias

By Reuters,

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s surprise visit to Baghdad this month came after U.S. intelligence showed Iran-backed Shi’ite militias positioning...

Baghdad , Mike Pompeo , militia , President Donald Trump

China, India seen as Europe’s last hope to save Iran deal

By VOA,

The European Union will defend the Iran nuclear accord despite Tehran's decision to backtrack on its commitments in response to U.S. sanctions, diplom...

Iran to keep exporting crude oil despite U.S. pressure: Iran president

By Reuters,

Iran will continue to export oil despite U.S. pressure aimed at reducing the nation’s crude oil shipments to zero, Iran President Hassan Rouhani sai...

exporting crude oil , Iran

Oil surges amid OPEC caution to offset Iran sanctions

By Reuters,

Oil prices hit their highest since November on Tuesday after Washington announced all waivers on imports of sanctions-hit Iranian oil would end next w...

Iran sanctions , Oil , OPEC

Flood-hit Iran getting no financial aid from abroad due to U.S. sanctions: statement

By Reuters,

U.S. sanctions have prevented the Iranian Red Crescent from obtaining any foreign financial aid to assist victims of flooding that has killed at least...

Mike Pompeo , Mohammad Javad Zarif , U.S. SANCTIONS

Iran warns of firm response if Israel acts against its oil shipments

By Reuters,

Iran will respond firmly to any Israeli naval action against its oil shipments, Iran’s defense minister said on Wednesday, in comments that came a w...

Donald Trump , Iran , Israel , U.S

Iran says despite U.S. sanctions, it has found new ‘potential’ oil buyers

By Reuters,

All countries that were granted waivers from the United States to continue buying a certain amount of Iranian oil imports are complying with U.S. sanc...

Saudi Arabia to ship less oil in December as it floats cut talks possibility

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia plans to reduce oil supply to world markets by 0.5 million barrels per day in December, its energy minister said on Sunday, as the OPEC p...

OPEC , Saudi Arabia

Iran says it is selling the oil it needs to, despite U.S. pressure

By Reuters,

Iran said on Tuesday it had so far been able to sell as much oil as it needs despite U.S. pressure, but it urged European countries opposed to U.S. sa...

Iran , President Donald Trump , President Tayyip Erdogan

As U.S. starts oil sanctions against Iran, major buyers get waivers

By Reuters,

The United States reintroduced sanctions against Iranian oil on Monday while giving some of Washington’s closest allies exemptions that allow Tehran...

98 people killed in China storm , Asia , Donald Trump , Iran , Tehran , Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak

Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani vows to defy Trump sanctions

By CNN,

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed to defy US sanctions as penalties targeting the country's oil-and-gas sector went into effect on Monday. The...

foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani , US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

OPEC oil output rises to highest since 2016 despite Iran: Reuters survey

By Reuters,

OPEC has boosted oil production in October to the highest since 2016, a Reuters survey found, as higher output led by the United Arab Emirates and Lib...