Indonesia says it has detained the Iranian and Chinese crewmembers of two tankers that were seized for illegally transferring oil in Indonesian waters …
Biden should look beyond leverage to rejoin the Iran deal
President Joe Biden took office at a moment of global crisis, and tensions with Iran are among his most pressing foreign-policy challenges. After four years of nonstop hostility between Washington and …
The real problem with Robert Malley’s potential Iran envoy appointment
Few early Biden administration decisions would be as controversial as the rumored selection of Robert Malley as chief envoy for Iran talks. Code Pink has come to his defense, as has the Bernie Sanders …
The US is looking at new bases in Saudi Arabia as tensions with Iran simmer
A military spokesman said the evaluation had been going on for over a year, sparked by the September 2019 attack on the Saudi oil industry.
UAE, Bahrain: We need ‘unified voice’ with Israel on Iran’s missiles, nukes
Speaking to FM Ashkenazi, ministers from Gulf states say Jerusalem and its new allies can together ‘exert greater influence on the US’ …
Turkey Offers Uncertain Refuge for Iranians Fleeing Persecution
An abduction and a murder have scared dissidents seeking shelter in Turkey into looking further afield for safety.
Iran’s U.N. ambassador says Iran is waiting for President Biden to make the first diplomatic move
The Biden administration needs to lift sanctions on Iran and return to the nuclear deal that Trump ditched, the Iranian ambassador to the U.N. says.
Indonesia escorts seized Iran, Panama-flagged tankers to dock for investigation
The Iranian and Panamanian-flagged vessels seized by Indonesian authorities for suspected illegal oil transfers are making their way to dock at Batam island in the country’s Riau Islands Province for …
Iran’s Minister: Iran-Armenia third power grid to become operational soon
Iran’s Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian said on Monday that Iran-Armenia’s third electricity grid will become operational in 2021, Islamic Republic news agency (IRNA) reported. Ardakanian made the …
Iran’s UN ambassador says Iran is waiting for President Biden to make the first diplomatic move
The Biden administration needs to lift sanctions on Iran and return to the nuclear deal that Trump ditched, the Iranian ambassador to the U.N. says.