Iran’s Oil Minister Resigns for Personal Reasons, State Media Reports
DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned for personal reasons, and Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be acting minister, state media said...
Fire, Smoke Seen Near Aramco Facility in Riyadh, Witness Says
Oct 3 (Reuters) - A large plume of smoke and fire was seen rising in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in Riyadh on Saturday, a witness told Reuters.
There was no immediate confirmation from...
Iranian Rial Hits New Low as Central Bank Sells Dollars to Support Currency
DUBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Iran's rial continued its decline on Saturday, as the central bank announced an injection of up to $2 billion to support the currency while the economy faces US sanctions...
Portugal Prosecutors Probe Legality of US Use of Lajes Base in Iran War
LISBON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Portuguese prosecutors said on Saturday they had opened a probe into the legality of the centre-right government's authorisation of the United States' use of the Lajes Air Base in...
Iran Executes Detainee Over January Protests, Judiciary Says
Oct 3 (Reuters) - Iran has executed a man detained during protests in January for allegedly firing at police, the judiciary said on Saturday.
The judiciary said Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi fired at least three shots...
Two Iranians Charged in UK Over Alleged Terrorism Plot Targeting Jewish Community
LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Two Iranian nationals were charged in Britain with preparing a terrorist attack against the Jewish community in northern England, police said on Friday, amid heightened tension over a separate...
Trump’s Top National Security Aides Meet Secretly at Camp David on Iran, Yemen, Axios...
Oct 2 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's top cabinet members met secretly at the presidential retreat at Camp David to discuss next steps in the Iran war and the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen,...
US Sanctions Target Iran’s Auto, Rail Sectors as Blockade Chokes Ship Lanes
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's rail and auto sectors and their foreign suppliers, the Treasury Department said on Thursday, widening its wartime economic campaign to...
UK Police Arrest Dual UK-Iranian Man in Fairford Air Base Investigation
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police investigating a suspected plot involving an air base used by the US to target Iran said on Thursday they had arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on...
UK Links Iran to Suspected Plot Outside Airbase Used by US Bombers
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Britain has "strong indications" that Iran was involved in a suspected plot against a British airbase used by US forces to strike Iran, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on...
