World Sep 16 Oil prices spike after drone attack in Saudi Arabia The attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record.
World Sep 15 Iran dismisses US allegation it was behind Saudi oil attacks Iran denied on Sunday it was involved in Yemen rebel drone attacks the previous day that hit the world’s biggest oil processing facility and an oil field in Saudi Arabia, just hours after America’s top diplomat alleged that Tehran was…
World Sep 14 Yemen rebels claim drone attacks on major Saudi oil sites Drones claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies.
World Sep 07 Iran uses advanced centrifuges, threatens higher enrichment Iran on Saturday said it now uses arrays of advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 nuclear deal and can enrich uranium “much more beyond” current levels to weapons-grade material, taking a third step away from the accord while warning Europe…
World Sep 05 Iran poised to work on faster centrifuges as nuclear deal collapses Centrifuges that speed enrichment further shorten the time Tehran would need to have enough material available to build a nuclear weapon — if it chose to do so.
World Aug 25 Drone war takes flight, raising stakes in Iran, U.S. tensions From the vast deserts of Saudi Arabia to the crowded neighborhoods of Beirut, a drone war has taken flight across the wider Middle East, raising the stakes in the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
World Aug 21 Iran proposes striking 4 zeros from its currency Iran's rial has been battered by escalating U.S. sanctions on the country since President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers over a year ago.
World Aug 17 Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside Saudi Arabia’s sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom described as a “limited fire” in the second such recent…
World Aug 15 Gibraltar frees Iranian oil tanker that U.S. sought to seize The tanker's release could potentially defuse tensions between London and Tehran as a British-flagged tanker remains held by the Islamic Republic.
World Jul 08 Iran enriches uranium to 4.5%, breaking nuclear deal limits Iran's semi-official news agency reported the increase citing a spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.