Trump should be careful what he wishes for in Iran
By Gwynne Dyer This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. It begins to seem possible that it could be one of the last,...
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Iran quake kills at least six, injures 300 – TV (Update)
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck north-western Iran on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 300, according to Iranian state media. The US...
Iran oil tanker hit by two missiles off Saudi coast (update)
An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck by two missiles off the Saudi port of Jeddah on Friday, Iranian state television reported, quoting the National Iranian...
Iran says new US sanctions target Iranians’ access to food, medicine
Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday denounced renewed U.S. sanctions against its central bank as an attempt to deny ordinary Iranians access to food and medicine,...
Oil soars after Saudi facility attacks
Oil surged to four-month highs on Monday after weekend attacks on crude facilities in Saudi Arabia sparked supply fears, while shares in Asia extended losses...
Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 photographed off Syrian port
The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 at the centre of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers, which went dark off Syria earlier in the week,...
Two Iranians arrested with fake travel documents at Paphos airport
Two more Iranians were arrested at Paphos airport late on Friday night attempted to go to the UK using fake travel documents, which police said...
Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 goes dark off Syria
BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 at the centre of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers appears to...
Confusion as Turkey says Iranian tanker now headed toward Lebanon
Turkey said on Friday that an Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran was headed to Lebanon’s waters after...
Iran goes further in breaching nuclear deal, IAEA report shows
Iran has gone further in breaching its nuclear deal with world powers, increasing its stock of enriched uranium and refining it to a greater purity...
Iran displays domestically built mobile missile defence system
DUBAI, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Iran displayed what it described as a domestically built long-range, mobile surface-to-air missile system on Thursday, Iranian state media reported....
Iran tanker in standoff with West heads to Greece, Iran warns U.S.
DUBAI, Aug 19 (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker caught in a standoff between Tehran and the West was sailing to Greece on Monday after leaving...
Armed conflict with a foreign power may be Tehran’s last resort
By Farid Mirbagheri The escalating tension in the Persian Gulf could be a potential game changer for the entire region and possibly the world. On...
U.S. warrant issued for seizure of Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. court has issued a warrant for the seizure of an Iranian tanker that British Royal Marines had seized last...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publish purported exchange with British warship
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards published footage on Monday purportedly showing the Guards warning off a British warship during their July 19 seizure of a British-flagged...
Hunt says Iran may be on “dangerous path” after seizing tanker
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that he was worried that Iran had taken a “dangerous path” after it seized a British-flagged tanker...
Iran forces say they seized British-flagged oil tanker in Gulf
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian vessel earlier this month,...
‘No doubt about it,’ Trump says as Iran challenges his report of drone downing
President Donald Trump said there was “no doubt” the U.S. Navy had brought down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz this week while...
U.S. says Navy ship ‘destroyed’ Iranian drone in Gulf
By Steve Holland and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had “destroyed” an...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards impound foreign ship in the Gulf – state TV
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has seized a foreign ship smuggling fuel in the Gulf, state television quoted Iran’s elite force as saying in a statement on...
