UK dismisses report on imminent release of Iranian oil tanker
Source in Gibraltar, where UK marines seized the tanker on suspicion of violating European sanctions by transporting oil to Syria, ...
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German exports to Iran drop nearly 50% in Q1 2019 as US sanctions bite
Sales to Iran plunged by 48% to $758 million from January through June year-on-year, data from the Federal Statistics Office ...
Iran accuses US of turning Gulf region into 'tinderbox'
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells Al Jazeera that Strait of Hormuz is narrow and will become less safe ...
Iran warns of 'disastrous results' if Israel involved in US-led Gulf operation
Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami tells Gulf defense officials that the "military coalition that America is seeking to form with ...
Trump accuses France's Macron of sending 'mixed signals' to Iran
"I know Emmanuel means well, as do all others, but nobody speaks for the United States but the United States ...
US tells commercial vessels to send gulf transit plans in advance
US military advises crews to decline Iranian forces permission to board, says vessels have reported interference with their GPS and "spoofed" ...
Report: Israel involved in US-led naval mission in Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz reportedly tells Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Israel is providing intelligence and other unspecified ...
Iran asks UN chief to push back against US sanctions on FM
In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi accuses the United States of a ...
Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty
Eight-year conflict and sanctions against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad have caused the currency to plummet and shortages ...
Zarif: Iran to further reduce commitments to nuclear deal
"The third step in reducing commitments to will be implemented in the current situation," Iran's Foreign minister ...