As Iran is preparing for the inauguration of elected president Ebrahim Raisi, a move that will consolidate the power of the ultra-conservative forces that support Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, its citizens Continue Reading
The United States is considering cracking down on Iranian oil sales to China as it braces for the possibility that Tehran may not return to nuclear talks or may adopt Continue Reading
After six months of President Biden in office, and repeatedly dashed hopes at a nuclear deal with Iran, failing to come to an agreement means instead of lifting sanctions the Continue Reading
Iranian gas, electricity imports hit by domestic outages Islamic State intensifying attacks on power lines, pylons Iraq under pressure to wean itself off Iranian imports Iraq’s power cuts this summer Continue Reading
Residents in southwestern Iran have held large protests for nearly a week, denouncing the country’s leadership amid severe water shortages in the region, according to activists and video footage. At Continue Reading
The draft agreement between Iran and world powers over the possible restoration of the so-called nuclear deal is incompatible with a recently passed Iranian law, a government spokesman in Tehran Continue Reading
The U.S. is considering tighter sanctions on Iranian oil sales to China as a way to encourage Tehran to conclude a nuclear deal and raise the costs of abandoning stalled Continue Reading
The United States is considering clamping down on Iran’s rising oil exports to China as a tool to either force Tehran to conclude a nuclear deal or punish it if Continue Reading
Would be Iran’s 2nd main oil terminal Rouhani wants it running by Aug. 3 Loading capacity is 350,000 b/d Iran is set to start loading crude oil at the Jask Continue Reading
The United States has decided to temporarily waive sanctions on Iranian oil funds abroad but without returning Tehran’s access to its bank accounts in Japan and South Korea. “Allowing these Continue Reading
Iran, despite being OPEC’s fourth-biggest crude oil producer, faces an unprecedented summer of electricity cuts as power plant disruptions and a lack of investment in new capacity leave output far Continue Reading
Iran is not prepared to resume negotiations on coming back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal until Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi’s administration has begun, a diplomatic source said on Continue Reading
The United States has been engaging in “indirect but active” discussions to secure the release of U.S. detainees in Iran, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday, adding that Continue Reading
About 90 percent of the work on the Iran nuclear deal has been done, but the 10 percent that remains might prove a tough nut to crack. That’s according to Continue Reading
European countries expressed “grave concern” about Iran’s latest move Iran has begun the process of producing enriched uranium metal, it has told the global nuclear watchdog. Tehran informed the International Continue Reading
Iran’s sole nuclear power plant has been brought back online after an emergency shutdown two weeks ago, its manager told state media early on July 5. The ISNA news agency Continue Reading
The unsuccessful attempts by OPEC+ to reach a deal on output cuts increase the risk of creating a supply squeeze in an already tight market, which could potentially send oil Continue Reading
Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said his country has taken “many measures” to ensure it can raise crude production in “a very short time” if U.S. sanctions are lifted, Continue Reading
A commercial ship that was previously owned by an Israeli-led company was attacked in the Indian Ocean on Saturday in what appeared to be the latest tit-for-tat in a shadowy Continue Reading
An official of Iranian Truck and Fuel Tanker Drivers’ Union said Thursday that drivers were refusing to transport fuel due to low or late payments from the government. There has Continue Reading
Iran has been restricting U.N. nuclear inspectors’ access to its main uranium enrichment plant at Natanz, citing security concerns after what it says was an attack on the site by Continue Reading
Tehran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gave assurance on June 30 that recent labor protests did not impact energy supply in the country or its exports and vowed to solve Continue Reading
A key oilfield near a U.S. military base in Syria’s Deir Ezzor region came under rocket attack on Monday, hours after the U.S. military said on Sunday it had carried Continue Reading
Oil and petrochemical workers from 60 companies across eight Iranian provinces are now on strike demanding higher wages and better contractual conditions, Iran International reported , adding that the strikes Continue Reading
U.S. President Joe Biden’s latest strikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria and Iraq were not the first nor likely the last of his young presidency. For some of Biden’s fellow Continue Reading
A number of false assumptions have continued to cloud the coverage of the ongoing re-negotiation between the U.S. and Iran of a new iteration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Continue Reading
srael has serious reservations about the Iran nuclear deal being put together in Vienna, new foreign minister Yair Lapid told his American counterpart, as he pledged to fix “the mistakes Continue Reading
The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone attacks by the Continue Reading
Iran said on Monday it has yet to decide whether to extend a monitoring deal with the U.N. nuclear watchdog which lapsed last week, amid Washington’s warning that Tehran’s failure Continue Reading
Iran is without doubt one of the wealthiest countries in terms of energy production. Not only does the Middle Eastern country possess the world’s 2 nd largest natural gas reserves Continue Reading
The United States has agreed to lift all sanctions on the Iranian oil and shipping industry and to remove several senior officials from a blacklist, Reuters has reported , citing Continue Reading
American authorities took down a range of Iran’s state-linked news websites under unclear circumstances on Tuesday, the U.S. and Iran said, a move that appeared to be a far-reaching crackdown Continue Reading
Iran has started pumping oil at a giant new reservoir at the offshore Abuzar oilfield in the Gulf, Iran’s oil ministry news service Shana reported on Tuesday. The Iranian Offshore Continue Reading
Iran has seized 7,000 computers mining cryptocurrency in breach of a recent ban on the electricity-sapping activity, as the Islamic Republic continues to struggle with severe power shortage in the Continue Reading
A hardline victory in Iran’s presidential election has tilted the domestic balance of power towards the country’s anti-Western clergy and away from officials chosen by popular vote, a shift Tehran Continue Reading
Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said Monday that he opposes talks on limiting Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support for regional proxy forces. Speaking in the Iranian capital at his Continue Reading
Differences narrowed but not easy to bridge, Iran says Iran says onus mainly on U.S. to clinch new agreement U.S. puts onus on Iran, ‘fair distance’ still to any deal Continue Reading
When Iranian diplomats resume talks with Western officials to revive a battered nuclear deal, one name will stand out on the list of individuals Tehran wants removed from the U.S. Continue Reading
National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon remains a “paramount priority” for the United States, emphasizing that diplomacy “is the best way Continue Reading
Prime Minister Bennett made the comments at a cabinet meeting on Sunday Israel’s prime minister has called on the US and its allies to “wake up” to the threat of Continue Reading
EPA Natanz is heavily protected, with its most sensitive machinery housed deep underground The long-running and undeclared shadow war between two of the Middle East’s most implacable foes, Iran and Continue Reading
Hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi leads Iran’s presidential election, an interior ministry official said on Saturday, a day after millions of Iranians voted in a contest that critics boycotted over economic Continue Reading
Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi swept to a landslide win in Iran’s presidential election, potentially setting the oil-rich country on a more hostile course toward the West as world powers attempt Continue Reading
Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative cleric and judiciary chief, has won Iran’s presidential election, in a landslide victory that will give regime hardliners full control over all branches of the state Continue Reading
Highlights June 18 presidential election to shape Iran’s oil sector Frontrunner Raisi’s camp says downstream may be priority Iran may look to China, Russia, with western IOCs sidelined Iranians will Continue Reading
Iranians voted on Friday in a presidential election likely to be won by a hardline judge subject to U.S. sanctions, though many are expected to ignore the ballot amid economic Continue Reading
Come presidential election time, the streets of central Tehran are usually wallpapered with the candidates’ names and faces, their banners swaying from buildings and streetlights. But this time around, the Continue Reading
The sole reformist candidate in Iran’s presidential election has vowed to try to resolve the stand-off with world powers over the nuclear deal “at first chance” if he is elected. In Continue Reading
Iran grappled with fears of low voter turnout two days ahead of its presidential election as the race narrowed on Wednesday into a showdown between the country’s hard-line judiciary chief Continue Reading
Shortly after Iran’s centrist president 1–lassan Rouhani was elected in 2013, the country’s football team qualified for the World Cup, a sign, many said, that the new leader had brought Continue Reading
