Iran

Iranian deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi linked the tanker row to discussions over the nuclear deal. (Photo: AFP)

Iran links tanker row with Britain to breach of ailing nuclear programme

2 min read . 28 Jul 2019

Brent crude futures were up 16 cents at $63.55 per barrel (Reuters file)

Oil on track for weekly gain as Iran tensions support

2 min read . 26 Jul 2019

Iran-owned tankers continue to haul shipments to bonded tanks.

Millions of barrels of Iranian oil piled up at China’s ports

2 min read . 23 Jul 2019

Tensions in the region have been growing since the Trump administration withdrew a year ago from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers (Reuters file)

India in talks with Iran for release of nationals

1 min read . 20 Jul 2019

In this May 1, 2019, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the San Diego Bay in San Diego, Calif. President Donald Trump says the USS Boxer destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Trump says it's the latest

Donald Trump says US Navy 'destroyed' Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz

1 min read . 19 Jul 2019

Smriti Irani, a former television actor, gave her own twist to the ongoing trend and shared a picture of herself. (smritiiraniofficial)

What people are doing with FaceApp, Smriti Irani did almost 10 years back!

2 min read . 18 Jul 2019

UK fends off Iranian bid to block oil tanker

4 min read . 12 Jul 2019

Amethi had been a stronghold of the Gandhi family since the 1999 general elections. Rahul Gandhi was defeated by more than 52,000 votes in 2019.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi for the first time after losing bastion to Irani

1 min read . 08 Jul 2019

Spokesman for Iran’s atomic agency Behrouz Kamalvandi said the level of enrichment reached 4.5% on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Iran warns will enrich uranium to 20% purity as tensions rise

2 min read . 08 Jul 2019

A file photo taken on August 26, 2006, shows a general view of the heavy water plant in Arak, 320 kms south of Tehran. (Photo: AP)

Top official says Iran ready for higher uranium enrichment

3 min read . 07 Jul 2019

Iran hopeful India will act in its national interest on oil imports issue

3 min read . 03 Jul 2019

The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna (File photo: Reuters)

Iran amasses more enriched uranium than allowed under pact, denies breach

5 min read . 02 Jul 2019

US defense chief Mark Esper warns of Iranian row getting ‘out of control’

1 min read . 27 Jun 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AFP)

Iranian embassy slams Pompeo’s ‘sponsor of terror’ statement as ‘baseless’

2 min read . 27 Jun 2019

The purported retrieved sections of a downed U.S. drone are shown on Iranian state television in an unidentified location. (Reuters)

A breakdown of what's at stake in US-Iran crisis

5 min read . 27 Jun 2019

Iran says downed US military drone found in its waters as tensions soar

Iran says downed US military drone found in its waters as tensions soar

2 min read . 26 Jun 2019

Trump aborted air strikes on Iran last week but upped sanctions (Photo: Reuters)

Trump threatens 'obliteration' as Iran condemns sanctions on Khamenei

4 min read . 25 Jun 2019

China and India are the world’s second and third largest oil importers, respectively (Bloomberg file)

India's oil habit puts it in firing line from a US-Iran war

1 min read . 25 Jun 2019

Benchmark Brent crude futures were down 57 cents, or 0.9%, at $64.29 a barrel (Bloomberg file)

Oil prices drop amid demand worries, but US-Iran tensions support

2 min read . 25 Jun 2019

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Monday. (AP)

Pompeo discusses Iran with Gulf allies amid escalating crisis

2 min read . 25 Jun 2019