8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1665+ words) Austria denied entry to Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami, preventing him from addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s general conference in Vienna after pressure from the Trump administration, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. Eslami, Iran’s vice president for nuclear affairs and…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1636+ words) Hormuz diplomacy hit a fresh setback Sunday as Oman postponed talks between Iran and Persian Gulf states, while attacks on shipping and Saudi energy infrastructure raised pressure on key regional oil routes. The postponement came as Washington and Tehran hardened…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1650+ words) The Trump administration wants any future negotiations with Tehran to focus on Iran’s nuclear program rather than reopening the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported Sunday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. A US official told CNN that Washington’s current…...

22+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1684+ words) Iran’s war with the United States ultimately benefited countries in the region by curbing Washington’s power, Iranian lawmaker Fadahossein Maleki said. “The war between the Islamic Republic and the United States ultimately benefited regional countries because it allowed China to…...

22+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1688+ words) Iran’s agreement with Oman on a new maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz “does not in any way mean reopening” the waterway, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed on Sunday. Araghchi said the new route would be…...

1+ day, 16+ min ago   (1678+ words) Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia and its oil infrastructure during a phone call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said. “The wheels of the economy…...

19+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1629+ words) An Iranian container ship was struck by an unidentified projectile, killing one crew member and injuring four, with Iran ruling out reopening the Strait of Hormuz despite plans for a new maritime corridor on Sunday. The vessel was hit near…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1627+ words) Iraqi authorities have seized 15 drone launch platforms and said they would not allow Iraqi territory to be used to attack neighboring countries, Al Arabiya reported, after drones launched from Iraq struck a Saudi oil pipeline. Middle Eastern oil exporters are…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1636+ words) The US Navy remains on high alert aboard the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea as Iran-backed Houthis advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Fox News reported Saturday. Middle Eastern oil exporters are finding…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1624+ words) Islam Kak Darvishi, the brother of a deputy governor of Iran’s West Azarbaijan province, was killed in an armed attack in the city of Piranshahr, Iranian media reported. The reports said the suspected attacker was identified and arrested by the…...