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Yemen's Houthis say they fire missiles at Saudi oil, military facilities

There was no immediate confirmation from oil firm Aramco or from Saudi authorities. Ras Tanura is the site of an oil refinery and the world's biggest offshore oil loading facility

Merchants almost halt exports to Iran as its rupee reserves fall: Report

Iran's rupee reserves in India's UCO and IDBI Bank, the two lenders authorised to facilitate rupee trade, have depleted significantly

Intense preparation paves way for Iraq's pontiff to meet Ayatollah

The geopolitical undertones weigh heavy on the meeting, along with twin threats from a viral pandemic and ongoing tensions with rocket-firing Iranian-backed rogue groups

Israel accused of 'inducing panic' in Persian Gulf, Tel Aviv deny

Iranian authorities have accused Israel of "inducing panic" in the Persian Gulf while rejecting the country's claim that Tehran was involved in a blast aboard an Israel-owned ship last week

Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship

Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week

Iran says it will continue to support Syria in war against terrorism

Iran will keep supporting the Syrian government in the fight against terrorism, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a conversation with the Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad

US launches air strikes against Iranian-backed groups in Syria

Syria did not immediately comment, but state-owned Ekhbariya TV said the strikes were conducted at dawn against several targets near the Syrian-Iraqi border

Venezuela ships jet fuel to Iran in exchange for gasoline: Report

CARACAS/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Venezuela is shipping jet fuel to Iran in return for vital gasoline imports for the South American nation as part of a swap deal agreed by the two state-run oil firms, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

US President Biden's attempt to resurrect Iran nuke deal off to bumpy start

Iran's tough line suggests a difficult road ahead

Iran imposes restrictions on UN-led nuclear inspections: State TV

The state TV report gave little detail beyond confirming that Iran had made good on its threat to reduce cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors

Iran not after nuclear weapons, but won't limit enrichment to 20%: Khamenei

Khamenei also commented about Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) commitments with the US and the 3 European countries

Iran to give access to nuclear sites, but stop future 'snap' checks: IAEA

Iran is changing its access policy from Tuesday because the US has not lifted the sanctions imposed since Donald Trump abandoned the 2015 nuclear deal

US says it's ready to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran

The State Department said the US would accept an invitation from the European Union to attend a meeting of the participants in the original agreement.

Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021: India joins two-day navy exercise

The Indian Navy has also joined the exercise with a select group of vessels, Admiral Gholamreza Tahani, spokesman of the drill, was quoted as saying

Iran says it will snap IAEA inspections if nuclear deal terms not met

The Biden administration aims to return the United States to the nuclear deal, which his predecessor Donald Trump abandoned in 2018

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani warns of another wave of COVID-19

"More attention must be paid to foreign entries, especially from countries infected with new variants of the virus," he said in a meeting of the national anti-COVID-19 headquarters in Tehran

Iran coronavirus update: Covid-19 vaccination to start on Tuesday

Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki announced that the country's vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus will begin on Tuesday

Delhi to reboot relation with Tehran as ties roar back after Trump's exit

Indias point person on Iran, J.P. Singh has just concluded an important visit to Tehran, signalling that New Delhi is getting set to reboot ties with Iran

Iran to start receiving Covid-19 vaccines developed by AstraZeneca in Feb

Namaki also said that Iran's Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has been authorized to start clinical trials of its vaccine candidate, and they will hopefully start the trials next week

Iran: Sailors from seized South Korean tanker to be released by Tehran

Iran maintains the tanker and its 20-member crew and captain were stopped because of the vessel''s "environmental pollution," a claim rejected by the vessel''s owner