Iran says Europe needs to step up to save nuclear deal, calls U.S. a destabilizing force
MUNICH — Europeans need to do more than talk if they want to preserve a deal meant to keep Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon […]
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Trump Pushes Iraq to Stop Buying Energy From Iran
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pressuring Iraq to stop buying energy from its neighbor and sole foreign supplier, Iran, in what has become a […]
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Iraq Rebuffs U.S. Demands to Stop Buying Energy From Iran
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pressuring Iraq to stop buying energy from its neighbor and sole foreign supplier, Iran, in what has become a […]
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Trump Says He’s Inclined to Keep Base in Iraq to ‘Watch’ Iran
President Donald Trump stood by his plans to reduce the U.S. footprint in the Middle East but said in an interview to be broadcast on […]
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European powers unveil new trade channel with Iran
BRUSSELS, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany hailed a new mechanism to ease trade with Iran despite U.S. sanctions […]
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Pompeo casts Iran as Trump’s top Mideast concern and touts U.S. role
CAIRO—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used a speech here to rally the Arab world against Iran, casting the Islamic Republic as the Trump administration’s […]
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Iran confirms it arrested U.S. Navy veteran on undisclosed charges
Iran said it has arrested a U.S. Navy veteran on charges it didn’t disclose, a move that threatens to further strain relations between Washington and […]
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Her Husband Was Detained In Iran. Now She’s Raising Their Child On Her Own.
One summer evening a couple years ago, Hua Qu’s son’s preschool teacher pulled her aside. Shaofan, Qu’s son, had been pretending that bad guys had […]
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Iran submits first budget since US sanctions were restored
Iran's president has submitted next year's budget to parliament, the first after the United States renewed sanctions targeting the oil industry. The $47.5 billion budget […]
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Iranian President Rouhani says US sanctions to hit lives and growth
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani presented a state budget of 4,700 trillion rials to parliament on Tuesday, saying U.S. sanctions would affect Iranians’ lives and economic […]
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Cutting output by even 1 barrel is 'a red line' for Iran, oil minister says
Iran is refusing to cut its oil production at the latest OPEC meeting, saying it is a “red line” for the Islamic Republic. Oil prices […]
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The United States cannot prevent Iran’s export of oil, the country said. According to Reuters: The United States will not be able to stop Iran […]
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Iran vows to continue missile tests, dismissing US denunciations
Iran will continue missile tests to build up its defense and deterrence capabilities, a top military spokesman was quoted as saying on Sunday. U.S. Secretary […]
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Oil crashes more than 20% from October highs despite Trump's Iran sanctions
Enhanced US sanctions on Iran took effect Monday, but concerns about tighter supply did not last through the week. Increased production from major oil producers […]
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US Warns Ports And Insurers To Steer Clear Of Iranian Shipping
In an effort to reinforce US sanctions on Iran, the State Department warned all ports and insurance companies in the world not to deal with […]
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Iran sanctions, Turkish write-down hit UniCredit profit
Italian bank UniCredit said Thursday that one-off provisions to cover any settlement for alleged U.S. sanctions violations in Iran and a write-down on its Turkish […]
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Write-off for US deal on Iran sanctions hit UniCredit profit
Italian bank UniCredit has increased provisions to cover any settlement for alleged U.S. sanctions violations in Iran, a move that dropped third-quarter profits by 99 […]
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Oil set for longest losing run since 2014 as supply fears ease
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Crude’s poised for the longest losing streak since 2014 as concerns of a supply crunch eased on a forecast for rising US […]
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UPDATE 1-Oil sanctions already costing Iran billions since May, U.S. official says
(Adds quotes, detail) DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Sanctions have already cost Iran billions of dollars in oil revenue since May when U.S. President Donald […]
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U.S. snaps back Iran sanctions, grants oil waivers to China, seven others
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States snapped sanctions back in place on Monday to choke off Iran’s oil and shipping industry, while temporarily allowing top […]
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