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.
World Jul 07 AP Explains: Iran's nuclear program as 2015 deal unravels TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Sunday it will raise its enrichment of uranium, breaking another limit of its faltering 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions between Tehran and the U.S. Iran made the decision a year…
World Jul 04 Gibraltar detains supertanker with Iranian oil, believed to be Syria-bound Authorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted an Iranian supertanker Thursday that was believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran's crude oil to war-ravaged Syria.
World Jul 03 Rouhani: Iran will enrich uranium to 'any amount we want' Iran's president warned European partners in its faltering nuclear deal on Wednesday that Tehran will increase its enrichment of uranium to "any amount that we want" beginning on Sunday, putting pressure on them to offer a way around intense U.S.
World Jul 01 Iran's uranium stockpile exceeds nuclear deal limits Iran's enriched uranium stockpile has passed the 300-kilogram limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian sources say.
World Jun 20 Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down U.S. drone amid tensions Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, though they disputed the circumstances of the incident.