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Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
Normality returns for some in Damascus after fighting ends
Middle East

Normality returns for some in Damascus after fighting ends

DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Some people in the Syrian capital Damascus have been able to enjoy a semblance of normality since…
Iran’s Rouhani appoints new economy minister in reshuffle
Middle East

Iran’s Rouhani appoints new economy minister in reshuffle

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed academic Farhad Dejpasand as the new economy and finance minister in a…
Trump says US will pull out of nuclear arms deal with Russia
World

Trump says US will pull out of nuclear arms deal with Russia

President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday that the United States plans to leave a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia,…
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