Iran
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…
Normality returns for some in Damascus after fighting ends
Middle East
October 22, 2018
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
October 21, 2018
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
October 21, 2018
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,…