All border crossings between Iran and Afghanistan are open and the Afghan business people can cross the border on their own volition, the spokesperson for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs said.
Iran official says Tehran to drop prisoner swap plans with U.S. – report
Iran is dropping plans for prisoner swaps with the United States due to “breaches” by Washington in efforts to free the detainees, an unnamed Iranian official told the semi-official Nour News agency …
Iran supreme leader endorses hard-line protégé as president
Iran’s supreme leader officially endorsed his hard-line protégé as the nation’s next president on Tuesday, just two days ahead of the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi at a sensitive time for Iran and the …
US courts say Iran owes terrorism victims billions. That’s an obstacle to a new Iran nuclear deal.
For the Iran nuclear deal to succeed, negotiators must address the billions of dollars’ worth of civil judgements to US victims of Iranian terrorism. If not, Iran may question whether it will ever …
No Matter What Biden Calls U.S. Troops in Iraq, Iran Is Gunning for Them
Now comes the hard part for U.S. President Joe Biden’s Iraq policy. At the White House last week, he told Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi that U.S. combat troops would be withdrawn from Iraq …
What’s worse for the price of oil — a belligerent Iran or a resurgent COVID?
How much bad news does it take to shift the price of oil? And what sort of news? The price fell in early trading in Asia on Monday, but the movement wasn’t because of concern about belligerence blamed …
What’s worse for the price of oil — a belligerent Iran or a resurgent COVID?
How much bad news does it take to shift the price of oil? And what sort of news? The price fell in early trading in Asia on Monday, but the movement wasn’t because of concern about belligerence blamed …
Israeli defense chief: Alleged Iran attack an ‘escalation’
Israel’s defense minister said Monday that Iran’s alleged attack on a merchant ship in the Arabian Sea last week was “a stepping-up of the escalation” of hostilities by Iran, and called for …
Indonesia, Thai curbs stick; Iran cases up
Coronavirus curbs in parts of Thailand and Indonesia will be extended while authorities in Iran say new daily infections have hit a record high. The coronavirus lockdown in Thailand’s capital and more …
Indonesia, Thai curbs stick; Iran cases up
Coronavirus curbs in parts of Thailand and Indonesia will be extended while authorities in Iran say new daily infections have hit a record high. The coronavirus lockdown in Thailand’s capital and more …