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Oil price slips to $64 as rising OPEC+ supply, Iranian output weighs

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, known as OPEC+, agreed on Thursday to monthly production hikes from May to July. Iran is also boosting supply

Iran, world powers ready to welcome back US to nuclear deal

Iran and the major powers in the agreement to keep Tehran from developing nuclear weapons said Friday they are ready to welcome the return of the United States

Iran, China sign long-term strategic cooperation economic agreement

The agreement dubbed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership covers a variety of economic activity from oil and mining to promoting industrial activity in Iran

Russia, Iran sought to influence 2020 US presidential election: Report

A declassified intelligence report said Russia and Iran undertook campaigns to influence the 2020 US presidential polls. However, agencies found no evidence that foreign actors tried to alter votes

Iran launches final clinical trial of domestic coronavirus vaccine

Iran has kicked off the final stage of the clinical trial of its domestic Covid-19 vaccine as two volunteers were inoculated, semi-official Mehr news agency reported

US accused of blocking South Korea from unfreezing Iranian assets

Javad Zarif accused the US of following former President Donald Trump's "failed policy" on Iran, after American officials stated unwillingness to authorise South Korea to unfreeze Iranian assets

Iran urges full implementation of UN resolution on nuclear agreement

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 is needed to maintain and revive the 2015 international nuclear agreement

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.