Iran on Monday warned that it is ready to take a “stronger step” away from its commitments under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if the European signatories to the agreement don't "show enough …
US Cyberattack Hurt Iran’s Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say
In June of this year, US security experts destroyed a database used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to plan attacks against international oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, US …
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Israel Appears to Attack Four Countries in Two Days, Bombing Iran’s Allies Across Middle East
Tensions in the Middle East have surged since last weekend as the result of Israeli attacks on targets in four different countries, all of them allied with Iran. While the Israeli military recently …
Iran’s Rouhani rules out talks with U.S. until sanctions lifted
Iran is willing to hold talks with the United States, but only after Washington lifts all sanctions on the country, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday. Rouhani's remarks were a response …
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Pompeo announces ‘countdown’ clock as Iran weapons embargo ends in 2020
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged the United Nations to extend a weapons embargo on Iran that is set to expire in 2020, which will mark five years after the adoption of the …
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Gibraltar rejects US demand to seize Iranian tanker
Gibraltar has denied a last-minute request by the US government to let it seize the Iranian oil tanker that was captured by UK Marines last month, stating that the US sanctions cited in the request do …
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US bid to seize Iranian tanker halts its release from Gibraltar
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday submitted a last-minute request to the government of Gibraltar to let it seize the Iranian oil tanker that was captured by UK Marines last …
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US turning Gulf region into ‘tinderbox’: Iran’s Zarif
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday slammed a joint US-UK maritime security mission in the Persian Gulf. While the mission officially aims to ensure that international oil tankers can …
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Iran’s cooperation with the Taliban could affect talks on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
As progress in the US-Taliban peace talks finally seems to bring the end of the war in Afghanistan within reach after 18 years, Iran has begun to be open about its cooperation with the Afghan …
US government warns of Iranian threats to commercial shipping, including GPS interference
Iran is responsible for GPS interference reported by multiple vessels in the Persian Gulf, the US Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration warned on Wednesday. The department also said …