The US conditional waiver to India to buy crude oil from Iran opens up a window of opportunity for exporters to boost shipments to the Islamic nation. Washington has allowed New Delhi to continue buyi...
Saudi Arabia will take appropriate steps to respond to an attack on its oil facilities if, as expected, a Saudi investigation confirms that Iran is responsible, a senior official said on Saturday.Mini...
An Iranian naval vessel was apparently hit by another’s missile during a military exercise in the Sea of Oman on Sunday, sinking the ship and leaving at least 20 people dead, according to people fam...
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Wednesday stressed the need to “stand up together for religious freedom”.“India is the birthplace of four major world religions,” Pompeo said, delivering w...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday targeting Iran's supreme leader and his associates with financial sanctions, the latest action the US has taken to discourage Tehran from dev...
He heard from his generals and his diplomats. Lawmakers weighed in and so did his advisers. But among the voices that rang powerfully for President Trump was that of one of his favourite Fox News host...
By Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman and Thomas Gibbons-Neff/New York Times News Service
in Washington
President Donald Trump said on Friday morning that the US military had been “cocked and loaded” for a strike against Iran on Thursday night, but that he called it off with 10 minutes to spare when...
By Michael D. Shear, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt/ New York Times News Service
in Washington
Major airlines from around the world on Friday began re-routing their flights to avoid areas around the Strait of Hormuz following Iran’s shooting down of a US military surveillance drone there, as ...
The US made preparations for a military strike against Iran in retaliation for the downing of a US surveillance drone but the operation was abruptly called off with just hours to go, a US official sai...
The United States has allowed Iraq to import Iranian gas for its power grid for another three months by extending a waiver to sanctions — but insists that Baghdad seek alternative sources.Iraq has h...