news about Iran
May 22, 2019 22:43
“We have deterred attacks based on our reposturing of assets, deterred attacks against American forces,” Shanahan said after the briefings. read more
May 21, 2019 19:34
As the global power balance shifts, the next government will face several challenges read more
May 21, 2019 00:04
Despite the hiccup, Astana continues to be hopeful of building closer trade and transit ties with New Delhi through Iran’s Bandar Abbas port and even extending connectivity to the strategic Chabahar port once a new railway link is built. read more
May 20, 2019 08:31
Saudi Arabia does not want war but will not hesitate to defend itself against Iran, a top Saudi diplomat said Sunday after the kingdom’s energy sector was targeted this past week amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf. read more
May 20, 2019 08:29
The White House has sent mixed signals in recent days, amid multiple US media reports of infighting in Trump’s cabinet over how hard to push Washington’s arch foe Iran. read more
May 19, 2019 12:38
Blunt, ignorant and confused are some of the criticisms voiced by allies on U.S. policy toward Iran. But none sees the Trump administration preparing for war. read more
May 18, 2019 09:39
Apart from his maths skills, he was also a well-known astronomer and poet. Born in Nishapur in northeastern Iran, Khayyam spent most of his life near the court of the Karakhanid and Seljuq rulers in the period which witnessed the First Crusade. read more
May 16, 2019 18:49
It is likely that one country’s defensive move aimed at deterrence can be interpreted as an offensive move by the other read more
May 15, 2019 00:36
Trump had earlier warned Iran that “it’s going to be a bad problem for Iran if something happens, I can tell you that. They’re not going to be happy.” read more
May 15, 2019 00:10
In comments carried by state TV, Khamenei reiterated Iran won’t negotiate with the US on a nuclear deal. read more
May 14, 2019 22:32
The US decision to end exemptions to sanctions on Iranian oil imports on May 2 has hit India. read more
May 14, 2019 18:49
The talks by the two foreign ministers came 12 days after the US ended six-month-long exemptions from sanctions to India and seven other countries to buy oil from Iran. read more
May 13, 2019 10:32
Two Saudi Arabia tankers were sabotaged off the UAE coast after US issued a new warning to sailors and the UAE’s regional allies saying that “Iran or its proxies” could be targeting maritime traffic. read more
May 13, 2019 07:55
Unlike in the past, the Modi government’s schemes have reached the poorest sections of the Muslim community. read more
