While Iran’s sanction-battered economy has sparked protests across the nation, U.S. officials cite new intelligence suggesting Tehran’s finances are more dire than previously thought and bringing it closer to a Continue Reading
Two weeks after protests first gripped Iran — and quickly turned deadly — the government has officially acknowledged that security officials used firearms to tamp down the widespread demonstrations. A Continue Reading
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on Wednesday for the release of any unarmed and innocent people who were detained during protests against gasoline price hikes, after two weeks of violent Continue Reading
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The next thing that will happen in Iraq if protesters’ demands aren’t met is this: They will target oil facilities –the only thing that will force any major change, and Continue Reading
A day before Aramco is to announce the final price of the shares it will list on the Saudi stock exchange, the list of bad news for the company got Continue Reading
Oil exports from Iraq’s federal government and the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) combined for 3.999 million barrels per day (bpd) in November, reversing a two-month decline. Stronger global oil Continue Reading
Pressure is on Saudi Arabia’s OPEC delegation—and it all culminates later this week. In Vienna, Saudi energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman is expected to push for an extension of oil-production Continue Reading
Iran is still selling its oil despite U.S. sanctions on Tehran’s exports, the country’s Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri was quoted on Monday as saying by state TV, adding that Washington’s Continue Reading
The resignation of Iraq’s prime minister presents the U.S. with an opportunity for a fresh start with an essential—if often frustrating—partner, but the Trump administration faces Baghdad’s unpredictable succession process, Continue Reading
