Iran’s Judiciary Says Jailed German Freed, Returned Home
DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Iran has freed a German citizen sentenced to three years in jail, the Iranian judiciary said on Tuesday, a day after Tehran said a detained Iranian accused of violating U.S. sanctions had returned...
Khamenei Says Iran Should Increase Military Might to Prevent War
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Iran should increase its military might to prevent a war, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a gathering of air force commanders on Saturday, dismissing the U.S. sanctions on...
U.N. Watchdog Sees No New Iranian Violations of Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Iran has not taken further steps to violate its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers since it renounced last month all restraints imposed by the agreement, the head of the U.N....
Iran Will Support Palestinian Armed Groups as Much as It Can -Supreme Leader
DUBAI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Iran will support Palestinian armed groups as much as it can, Iran's Supreme Leader said on Wednesday, urging Palestinians to confront a U.S. plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
"We believe that Palestinian armed organisations...
Iran’s President Says Tehran Ready to Work With EU to Resolve Nuclear Deal Issues
DUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iran is ready to cooperate with the European Union on issues related to the nuclear deal it agreed with world powers in 2015, President Hassan Rouhani was quoted as saying on...
ANALYSIS – In Death, Iran’s Soleimani Bequeaths Perilous Dilemma for Iraq
By Samia Nakhoul, John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed
BAGHDAD Feb 3 (Reuters)- A month after a U.S. missile killed him, Qassem Soleimani looms as large over Iraq's fractured democracy as he ever did alive.
The death...
OPEC+ Considering Further 500,000 bpd Oil Output Cut -Sources
By Alex Lawler and Dmitry Zhdannikov
LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - OPEC and its allies are considering cutting their oil output by a further 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) due to the impact on oil...
Japanese Warship Departs for Persian Gulf to Patrol Oil Lifeline
By Tim Kelly
YOKOSUKA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Japanese destroyer left for the Gulf of Oman on Sunday amid simmering Middle East tension to guard sea lanes that supply nearly all the oil that...
Iran’s Proposed Budget Cannot Meet Fiscal Targets, Economists Warn
By Roshanak Astaraki
Several prominent economists are warning that the government’s 2020-21 budget will not meet its revenue projections or cover its fiscal spending.
Former Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Heidar Mostakhdemin Hosseini is...
