Tag: Iran
Iran to Trump: Sanctions on Khameini signal end of diplomacy
Iran said on Tuesday that a US decision to impose sanctions on the country's supreme leader and other top officials…
Trump threatens Iran ‘with obliteration never seen before’
US President Donald Trump has stepped up his sabre-rattling against Iran despite calling off a military strike last week at…
Trump imposes fresh sanctions on Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that would impose fresh sanctions on Iran, amid increased tensions…
Cyber attacks: Iran tweets bad news for Trump’s America
Iran has bad news for Donald Trump’s America on U.S. recent cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems
I’m not looking for war with Iran – Trump
US President Donald Trump says he is not seeking war with Tehran, as he dispatched two top officials to the…
US sanctions biting Iran: Bolton
Iran is feeling the effects of existing U.S. sanctions as President Donald Trump prepares to impose more of them from…
Tit-for-tat: US disables Iran’s missile control in cyber attack
The United States claimed it has launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network after Tehran…
Iran to Trump: ‘We shall set fire on all US interests’
Tehran sent an eerie warning to Washington Saturday that any attack would see its interests across the Middle East go…
Trump confirms calling off Iran attack last minute
President Donald Trump confirmed Friday the United States was "cocked and loaded" to strike Iran but pulled back at the…
FIFA pressures Iran to allow women access to matches
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has ramped up the pressure on Iran to ensure local female football fans are allowed to…
Trump chickens out of military strikes against Iran after approving them
President Donald Trump abruptly called off military strikes against Iran on Thursday night after previously approving the strikes in retaliation…
Trump triggers anxiety over possible Iran attack
US President Donald Trump left journalists guessing on Thursday over whether the United States would hit Iran in retaliation for…
Tension: Iran shoots down US spy drone
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US "spy drone" over its territory after it violated Iranian…
There will be no war with U.S – Iran
Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Wednesday there will be no war with the…
Stop provoking Iran, Russia warns US
Russia told the United States on Tuesday to drop what it called provocative plans to deploy more troops to the…
Before Trump attacks Iran: Read What Japanese tanker owner says
Yukaka Katada, the owner of one of the stricken oil tankers crippled in explosions in the Gulf of Oman on…
Iran’s supreme leader rules out negotiations with U.S.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ruled out any future negotiations with the U.S. on Thursday, during a meeting with…
Crude Tanker on fire in Gulf of Oman, oil prices go up
Oil prices surged on Thursday after a unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy reported a tanker being gutted by…
Iran has no plans to leave OPEC despite tensions: Iranian oil minister
Iran has no plans to leave the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in spite of being treated like…
Iran condemns new U.S. sanctions on petrochemicals
Iran condemned the U.S. for placing new sanctions on a large petrochemicals company, saying it showed that the Trump administration’s…
Saudi Arabia, UAE slam Qatar over Iran
Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates criticised Qatar on Monday for rejecting the outcome of recent Makkah talks on regional…
Oil price to hit $100 – Iran
A senior Iranian commander has dismissed the United States’ aggressive posturing against Iran, reasoning that any potential confrontation in the…
US Ready To Talk With Iran With No Preconditions
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday his country was ready to talk with Tehran “with no preconditions”, but…
Saudi Arabia to host emergency talks on Iran
Saudi Arabia is to host two emergency summits later on Thursday to deliberate on Iran tensions. The summit is expected…
Trump threatens to wipe out Iran from the face of the earth
US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Iran on Sunday, suggesting that if the Islamic republic attacks American…
Pompeo returns to Washington to discuss Iran, North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has cut short an European trip and returned to Washington for meetings on Iran…
Iran to announce partial withdrawal from nuclear deal — Reports
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to declare his country’s “partial termination” of the nuclear deal with major powers on Wednesday,…
Oil prices hit 2019 highs as sanction waivers on Iran ends
Oil prices hit 2019 highs on Tuesday after Washington announced that all Iran sanction waivers would end by May, pressuring…
Rouhani says Iran will not be ‘intimidated’ by U.S. terrorist listing
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday hit back at the U.S. in response to its decision to designate the Islamic…
Pakistan will ‘pay a heavy price’ over attack – Iran
Iran on Saturday warned neighbouring Pakistan it would “pay a heavy price’’ for allegedly harbouring militants, who killed 27 of…