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Oil price set to test fresh peaks barring Iran breakthrough
Hitting just under $100 a barrel on Tuesday, international crude prices are still a way off the all-time peak of more than $147 hit in July 2008
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New yet weaker Iran nuke deal imminent: Israel PM Naftali Bennett
Referring to the negotiations in Vienna between Iran and world powers, Bennett told his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday that "the talks are advancing quickly... We may see an agreement shortly"
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Oil heads for weekly fall on Iranian oil hopes
Oil prices head for a weekly fall after losses on Friday as the prospect of increased Iranian oil exports eclipsed fears of potential supply disruption resulting from the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
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Asian refiners eager to resume Iranian oil imports as high prices bite
Most Asian buyers halted Iranian oil imports in 2019 after former US President Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran and re-imposed sanctions on Tehran's oil exports
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Oil prices fall amid Iran nuclear deal talks and Russia-Ukraine tensions
Oil prices fell on Thursday as talks to revive a nuclear deal with Iran entered their final stages, but losses were capped by heightened tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine
Oil prices slide after France and Iran say closer to a nuclear deal
Oil markets have been dominated in recent weeks by Russia's threatening posture toward Ukraine
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Iran says peaceful nuke, defence capabilities irremovable options
The comments came at a time when envoys from Iran and other parties are engaged in negotiations in the Austrian capital of Vienna to restore a 2015 nuclear deal
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Oil prices climb after API data shows surprise drop in US stocks
Brent crude futures rose 41 cents, or 0.5%, to $91.19 a barrel by 0422 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $89.74 a barrel, up 38 cents, or 0.4%
Crude oil prices settle down off 7-yr highs; US-Iran discussions eyed
Brent crude settled down 58 cents, or 0.6%, at $92.69. It session high of $94 was the highest since October 2014.
Hard-hit Iran reports more than 100 new deaths from Covid-19; 39,819 cases
The report said 104 patients died from the disease since Sunday, when the Islamic Republic announced 85 new deaths over a day's time
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Iran signals willingness to engage directly with US on deal
Iran insists that its nuclear program is peaceful. But the country's steps away from its obligations under the 2015 accord have alarmed Israel and other world powers.
Iran regains UN assembly voting rights after assets unfrozen
That leaves only two countries -- Venezuela and Papua New Guinea -- without the right to vote in the General Assembly.
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Iran pays delinquent UN membership fee with funds frozen in S Korea
Iran has paid its dues to the UN with the country's funds frozen in South Korea in a move to immediately restore its voting power, Seoul's Finance Ministry said
Iran rules out likelihood of 'interim deal' in Vienna nuke talks: Report
Iran does not consider an interim deal in ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital of Vienna aimed to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, a report said
US Secretary of State says nuclear talks with Iran at 'decisive moment'
Blinken said that the longer Iran fails to comply with the 2015 Vienna accord intended to rein in Tehran's nuclear program the closer it would get to being able to build an atomic weapon
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China reports 1st Iranian oil imports since Dec 2020 despite US sanctions
China reported the first imports of Iranian crude oil in a year despite ongoing sanctions by the United States government
Iran launched solid-fuel satellite rocket into space, says report
The launches come against the backdrop of negotiations in Vienna trying to revive Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers
US hopes to thwart the China-Iran alliance by backroom diplomacy
US hopes to thwart the China-Iran alliance by mixing carrots and sticks to draw Tehran into a long-term dialogue on issues of concern to the US and its allies.More dexterous diplomacy towards Tehran should mix carrots and sticks to draw Iran into a long-term dialogue on issues of concern to the United States and its allies, according to National Interest.The policy implication of this view--if one accepts "strategic competition" as the guiding principle on China--is that the Biden administration should "test the opposite premise" of isolating Tehran, "by restoring nuclear diplomacy, lowering regional tensions, and forging new arrangements." Crucially, to accomplish this vision, a "fast timeline" of re-joining the 2015 Iran deal is necessary--but far from sufficient, writes Lyes Mauni Jalali for the National Interest.Earlier, Iran had completely pivoted towards its "Look to the East Policy" after the withdrawal of the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in May 2018 and ...
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India to transport wheat, Covid-19 vaccine to Afghanistan via Iran
India got a helping hand from Iran to transport humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan .
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Iran offers to assist India in transportation of aid to Afghanistan
The offer was made by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during a telephonic conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar