Us Iran Tensions
Trump says US will not attack Iran before November midterm elections
Trump says US-Iran discussions are productive and rules out an attack on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, while the US blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect.
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US sanctions 27 firms, 22 vessels in fresh crackdown on Iran's oil trade
The latest action was aimed at cutting off revenue used by the Iranian regime and targeting those facilitating Iran's oil sales and sanctions evasion
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US sanctions 27 firms, 22 vessels in fresh crackdown on Iran's oil trade
The latest action was aimed at cutting off revenue used by the Iranian regime and targeting those facilitating Iran's oil sales and sanctions evasion
Explained: What laws protect Indian seafarers working in conflict zones
Indian seafarers often work on foreign-flagged ships in conflict zones. Here is how Indian and international laws, flag states and government agencies assist them during emergencies
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US asks military to prepare for possible resumption of strikes against Iran
If strikes resume, US operations are expected to focus on Iranian nuclear, infrastructure and energy sites
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Iran's shadow fleet: How sanctioned oil is moving through Malaysia's waters
Companies continue to service a "dark fleet" of Iranian tankers in waters off Malaysia in spite of Washington's threat to target them
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Trump's retreat: US forces pull back from Gulf, Britain amid Iran war
A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences
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Trump's retreat: US forces pull back from Gulf, Britain amid Iran war
A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences
US prepares military for possible new Iran strikes, Trump yet to decide
The Pentagon has instructed US Central Command to prepare for possible renewed strikes on Iran, with potential targets including energy, infrastructure and nuclear facilities
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US prepares military for possible new Iran strikes, Trump yet to decide
The Pentagon has instructed US Central Command to prepare for possible renewed strikes on Iran, with potential targets including energy, infrastructure and nuclear facilities
Trump says Iran war will end 'very quickly', oil prices will tumble
Trump said the US had taken away Iran's nuclear power and predicted a swift end to the war, while Tehran rejected his claims over the Iranian oil minister's resignation
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Trump says Iran war will end 'very quickly', oil prices will tumble
Trump said the US had taken away Iran's nuclear power and predicted a swift end to the war, while Tehran rejected his claims over the Iranian oil minister's resignation
3 killed as Houthi attacks hit Saudi airports in Abha, Riyadh: Officials
Two attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen killed three people Wednesday, Saudi officials said, as the kingdom was pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war. The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation did not blame any party for the attacks at Abha and Riyadh's King Khalid international airports, but Houthi rebels took credit earlier for the airport strikes. The attack on Abha airport killed Moroccan and Algerian residents and wounded 28 other people, while the attack on King Khalid airport killed a Sudanese national and wounded eight other people, officials said. As Riyadh has been targeted over the past week, new cage-like fences have been erected around fuel tanks and other equipment of the Saudi state-run Aramco oil company near the capital's airport. The kingdom, the world's top oil exporter, has seen oil and military assets targeted in recent days, posing a threat to crucial shipping alternative to the Strai
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3 killed as Houthi attacks hit Saudi airports in Abha, Riyadh: Officials
Two attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen killed three people Wednesday, Saudi officials said, as the kingdom was pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war. The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation did not blame any party for the attacks at Abha and Riyadh's King Khalid international airports, but Houthi rebels took credit earlier for the airport strikes. The attack on Abha airport killed Moroccan and Algerian residents and wounded 28 other people, while the attack on King Khalid airport killed a Sudanese national and wounded eight other people, officials said. As Riyadh has been targeted over the past week, new cage-like fences have been erected around fuel tanks and other equipment of the Saudi state-run Aramco oil company near the capital's airport. The kingdom, the world's top oil exporter, has seen oil and military assets targeted in recent days, posing a threat to crucial shipping alternative to the Strai
US rejects Iran's claim that Hormuz is closed, says crude moving through
US CENTCOM said that commercial and energy traffic, including 20 million barrels of crude oil, continues to move through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran warns some transit routes could be closed
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US rejects Iran's claim that Hormuz is closed, says crude moving through
US CENTCOM said that commercial and energy traffic, including 20 million barrels of crude oil, continues to move through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran warns some transit routes could be closed
Oil prices rise as West Asia shipping attacks fuel fresh supply concerns
Brent crude rises to $101.53 a barrel as attacks on tankers in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz intensify, raising concerns over supply risks despite plans to release emergency oil stocks
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Oil prices rise as West Asia shipping attacks fuel fresh supply concerns
Brent crude rises to $101.53 a barrel as attacks on tankers in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz intensify, raising concerns over supply risks despite plans to release emergency oil stocks
Nobody knows who is running Iran, says Trump as war enters eighth month
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday Washington knows very well who their counterpart is in Iran and how the decision-making system in Iran works
Nobody knows who is running Iran, says Trump as war enters eighth month
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday Washington knows very well who their counterpart is in Iran and how the decision-making system in Iran works