Iran plans to enable members of the public to invest in oil on its capital markets for the first time, as the government looks for ways to strengthen an economy pummeled by U.S. sanctions and a major …
US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S., a U.S. military official said …
Macron warns Iran against ‘interference’ in Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday warned Iran against any interference in Lebanon after the gigantic blast last week that has prompted a political crisis in the country. In telephone talks …
Explainer: the U.S. Push to Extend U.N. Arms Embargo on Iran
The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put an already fragile nuclear deal …
Iran’s president, FM lash out at new US push on arms embargo
Iran’s president and foreign minister lashed out on Wednesday at a revised proposal by the U.S. that would extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran indefinitely, the latest in the Trump administration’s …
A requiem for Trump’s failed Iran envoy
No one in the Trump administration will say it aloud, but a recent shake-up in the State Department’s Iran office is a tacit admission that the so-called maximum pressure policy toward Iran has failed …
Renew the Travel Ban on Iran | Opinion
Since Soleimani’s death in January, the sitting commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force hasn’t been subject to an international travel ban. Esmail Ghaani, Soleimani’s successor as commander of the IRGC’s …
20 wonderful, must-see cultural sites in Iran
If you ask foreign visitors to Iran about the most characteristic future they discovered during excursions in the ancient land, the most possible answers may be somewhat like these: “It is the …
US introduces updated draft Security Council resolution to extend Iran arms embargo
The U.S. on Tuesday introduced an updated and more streamlined draft Security Council resolution that would extend a thirteen-year arms embargo on Iran that is due to expire in October — and that the …
U.S. attempts to win more support with streamlined bid to extend Iran arms embargo
The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that could win Washington more support in the 15-member body but is unlikely …