The Real Reason Big Oil Is Giving Up On Iraq
News last week that U.K. oil super-major, BP, is working on a plan to spin off its operations in Iraq’s supergiant Rumaila oil field into a stand-alone company had an Continue Reading
Europeans, U.S. warn Iran nuclear talks won’t be open-ended
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
Iran’s New Hard-Line President Poised for Pivotal Role in Nuclear Talks – WSJ
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
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan says preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapon is paramount priority
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
Iran nuclear deal: Israel attacks Iran as talks progress
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
Iran and Israel’s shadow war takes a dangerous turn
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 Raisi leads in Iranian presidential election, says official
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
Iran Elects Hardline President With Nuclear Deal in Balance
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
Conservative cleric Raisi wins Iran presidential election by a landslide
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
EIG-led consortium closes $12.4 bln Aramco pipelines deal
U.S.-based EIG Global Energy Partners said on Friday a consortium it led has closed a deal to buy 49% of Saudi oil producer Aramco’s pipelines business for $12.4 billion. EIG Continue Reading