Iran’s seizure of a South Korean-flagged oil tanker comes after Tehran had urged Seoul to release billions of dollars of Iranian assets frozen in South Korea under US sanctions.
A year on, questions haunt Iran’s downing of Ukrainian plane
More questions than answers remain about the disaster that killed 176 people on board a Ukrainian jetliner, a year after Iran’s military mistakenly downed the plane with surface-to-air missiles …
Qatar says deal to end Gulf crisis will not change its ties with Iran
Qatar will not alter its relations with Iran and Turkey in a sign that it has made few concessions after securing a deal with Saudi Arabia and its allies to end a bitter dispute between the rival Gulf …
From embargo to embrace, Saudi Arabia pushes Gulf detente
Embracing Qatar’s ruler, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince pushed a deal to end a row with Doha at a Gulf summit on Tuesday to try to strengthen an Arab alliance against Iran, although a final declaration …
South Korea delegation heads to Iran to seek release of seized tanker -Yonhap
A South Korean delegation is heading to Iran on Wednesday to seek the release of a chemicals tanker and its 20-member crew seized in Gulf waters by Iranian forces, Yonhap news agency reported. Iran …
Surprise! Iran’s a Problem Again
Anything could happen.” That truism comes to mind when thinking about all the trouble Iran’s been making lately, from boosting uranium enrichment to snagging a South Korean tanker. Most of us are …
Accord towards ending Gulf dispute result of Qatar’s ‘brave resistance’: Iran’s Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday an agreement towards ending a dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and its allies was the result of Qatar’s “brave resistance to …
Iran is playing war games in Iraq
Hadath TV on Christmas Eve, Zafer al-Aani, a senior member of the Iraqi Parliament, blamed the recent rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad squarely on Iran.
South Korea demands release of Gulf tanker seized by Iran
Seoul said it had dispatched an anti-piracy unit to the sensitive waters near the Strait of Hormuz after the Korean-flagged Hankuk Chemi and its crew of 20 were captured by Iranian guards.
Iran seizes tanker, ramps up uranium enrichment in new escalation with West
Tensions between the United States and Iran have been simmering in the last days of President Donald Trump’s administration.