Ayatollah Khamenei Says Experience Proves Talks With US ‘Not Smart’
DUBAI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday experience had proven that talks with the United States are "not smart, wise or honorable", the official IRNA news agency reported.
This week...
Iran Says Verifying Its Nuclear Programme Is an ‘Easy Task’
DUBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said it would be easy to verify Iran was not developing atomic weapons, state TV reported on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would like to...
US Slaps Sanctions on Network Shipping Iranian Oil to China
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it is imposing new sanctions on a few individuals and tankers helping to ship millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil per year to China, in an incremental move...
Iran Government Says Trump’s Gaza Proposal Follows Israeli Plans to ‘Wipe Out’ Palestinians
DUBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Iran categorically rejects a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to relocate Palestinians from Gaza, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Trump said the U.S. would take over...
Iran President Calls for OPEC to Unite Against Potential US Oil Sanctions
By Elwely Elwelly
DUBAI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian urged OPEC members to unite against possible U.S. sanctions on the major oil producer, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek to drive...
Iran’s First Drone Carrier Joins the Revolutionary Guards’ Fleet
DUBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards have taken delivery of the country's first ship capable of launching drones and helicopters at sea, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday.
Amid military exercises lasting from early January...
Trial of Man Accused in Rushdie Stabbing Begins With Jury Selection
Feb 4 (Reuters) - The trial of the man charged with attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie at a New York lecture began on Tuesday with jury selection.
Hadi Matar, 26, can be seen in cellphone videos...
In Shock Announcement, Trump Says U.S. Wants to Take Over Gaza Strip
By Steve Holland, Matt Spetalnick and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the U.S. would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere, actions that...
Trump Reimposes ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran, Aims to Drive Oil Exports to Zero
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trumpon Tuesday restored his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a...
ANALYSIS: An Overview of Iran’s Energy Industry and Infrastructure
Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday restored his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Iran, the...
