(Bloomberg) — An oil trader’s claim that a cargo of crude seized by the U.S. came from Iraq rather than Iran, as Washington asserts, is wrong, according to Baghdad. SOMO, Baghdad’s state …
Election looming, Iran’s Rouhani says hardliners sabotage goal to lift sanctions
Iran’s pragmatist president accused hardline opponents on Wednesday of obstructing efforts to lift U.S. sanctions, in remarks that demonstrate how an upcoming election in Iran is now looming over the …
Three killed, hundreds hurt celebrating Iran fire festival
Three people were killed and nearly 1,900 injured celebrating Iran’s traditional fire festival in the runup to this weekend’s Persian New Year, emergency services said Wednesday.
Increased Transit via Sarakhs Rail Border
A total of 430,000 tons of commodities were transited from Sarakhs rail border in Khorasan Razavi Province to the neighboring Turkmenistan during the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (March …
Will Iran’s Election Interference Complicate Biden’s Nuclear Deal Calculations?
“I don’t think anyone’s realistically going to think that Iran was the defining factor in the American election,” said Richard Hanania, president of the Center for the Study of Partisanship.
What happened to the Syrian refugees who got stuck in Turkey?
The first to arrive at Gaziantep’s Irani Bazaar are the bakers, lighting their saj grills before the sun comes up to make Syrian flatbread for the day’s customers. The smell of sesame and fresh …
Russia and Iran tried to interfere with 2020 election, U.S. intelligence agencies say
Russia and Iran both carried out operations to try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, according to a U.S. intelligence report. But intelligence experts …
Iran enriching uranium with new advanced machine type at underground plant -IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has started enriching uranium at its underground Natanz plant with a second type of advanced centrifuge, the IR-4, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a report reviewed by …
Russia, Iran aimed to sway 2020 election through covert campaigns, US intelligence reports
Russia and Iran engaged in multi-faceted, covert influence campaigns aimed at swaying the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, according to a declassified assessment released Tuesday by U.S.
Iran Won’t Just End Its ‘Malign Activity’
… than contort the agreement into a catchall for all the things it dislikes about Iran. The self-help business offers a litany of so-called “rules” of negotiation, numbering anywhere from …