The Iranian navy held the vessel for some five hours before releasing it Wednesday, said a US military official
Iran said Thursday it "only acts in self-defence" after US President Donald Trump warned it and its allies against attacking American troops in Iraq. "Unlike the US -- which surreptitiously lies, cheats & assassinates -- Iran only acts in self-defence," Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted. "Don't be misled by usual warmongers, AGAIN.
So what did we do? We put together a campaign of diplomatic isolation, economic pressure, and military deterrence
Video showed students on Monday chanting slogans including "Clerics get lost!" outside universities in the city of Isfahan and in Tehran, where riot police were filmed taking positions on the streets
In an interview with Business Standard, VIKAS KHEMANI, founder, Carnelian Capital Advisors says earnings should grow by 13-15 per cent in FY21 and the broader markets should deliver 18-20% in 2020
Trump had already threatened widespread bombing of Iran if Tehran carries out its own threats to attack US troops
Washington has reimposed sanctions aimed at halting all Iranian oil exports, saying it seeks to force Iran to negotiate to reach a wider deal
Sitharaman said the Indian government has expressed its view to the United States
Trump had already ruled out easing economic pressure and, hours before Rouhani's speech, his administration said it was stepping up sanctions
Daily exports could be as little as a couple of hundred thousand barrels, or exceed the 1 million a day shipped during previous sanctions under Trump's predecessor Barack Obama
Gilbraltar's government said it could not seek a court order to detain the ship because US sanctions against Iran were not applicable in the European Union
Trump's decision to re-impose sanctions on Iran is clouding Chabahar's viability as banks, nervous they could be hit with the crippling penalties, pull back from financing