US moves to seize smuggled Iranian oil

The United States has filed a lawsuit to seize a cargo of oil it says came from Iran rather than Iraq. The move indicates resolve on the part of the…

Iran rejects IAEA call for new nuclear deal

Iran today rejected the proposal by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi to renegotiate a new nuclear deal. Grossi told the Reuters news agency yesterday that said there had…

Rouhani & Putin discuss 2015 nuclear deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani today, along the sidelines of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council session held in the Armenian capital of…

Houthis claim credit for Saudi oil attacks

Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels attacked two major Aramco oil plants in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, sparking major blazes and renewed prospects of a wider conflagration. The targets included the world’s largest…

Iran Issues Conflicting Statements on Nuclear Negotiations

Iranian leaders have once again made contradictory declarations over potential talks to deescalate tensions over nuclear development in the Islamic Republic. President Hassan Rouhani declared readiness for "just" negotiations on…