Khamenei tells Iran's Revolutionary Guard to develop advanced, modern weapons
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Sunday to develop more advanced and modern weapons, amid increasingly tense disputes with the United States and Gulf Arab states. Tensions in the Gulf have risen to new highs since May 2018, when the ...
Rouhani would not take Trump's call on sidelines of U.N. gathering, says French diplomatic source
U.S. President Donald Trump phoned his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, on the sidelines of the U.N. summit last month but he refused to take the call, a French diplomatic source said on Tuesday. The call happened on Sept. 24, the source said, after French President ...
Japan's 'peace contributor' role tested amid Iran tensions following Saudi oil attacks
Just a few weeks ago, it seemed that the U.N. General Assembly in New York would be a possible venue for the leaders of the United States and Iran to sit down for historic talks amid their standoff over a 2015 nuclear deal. The chance, ...
Iran's president warned world leaders Wednesday that security in the energy-rich Persian Gulf could collapse quickly with a "single blunder," and he accused the United States of engaging in "merciless economic terrorism" against his country. On the same day as President Hassan Rouhani spoke, the ...
Abe expresses 'strong concern' over Middle East tensions and urges constructive role for Iran
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that Japan expects Iran to play a constructive role in stabilizing the Middle East, in the wake of attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities. Abe also urged Iran to fulfill its responsibility as a ...
With clock ticking, Europeans hustle to set up talks in New York between U.S. and Iranian leaders
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will on Wednesday face their last chance for a historic meeting as European leaders raced to arrange talks aimed at defusing soaring tensions. A meeting between the adversaries would be historic but also come under a ...
Trump in U.N. address attacks globalism, heaps pressure on 'menacing' Iran
Facing growing calls for his impeachment, President Donald Trump addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and delivered a roaring defense of nationalism and American sovereignty even as he tried to rally a multinational response to Iran's escalating aggression. The president implored the world's leaders ...
U.K. says Iran responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilities
Britain has concluded that Iran was responsible for attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday. He said the U.K. would consider taking part in a U.S.-led military effort to bolster the Gulf kingdom's defenses, while Iran's president ...
U.S. says attack on Saudi oil site was an Iranian 'act of war'
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil installations an "act of war" against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missile and drone wreckage and cited other evidence they said shows the raid was "unquestionably ...
Saudi Arabia says Iranian missiles and drones attacked oil sites but stops short of blaming Tehran
Saudi Arabia alleged Wednesday an attack by drones and cruise missiles on the heart of the kingdom's oil industry was "unquestionably sponsored by Iran," naming but not directly accusing Tehran of launching the assault. Iran denies being involved in the attack claimed by Yemeni ...
Precision attack on Saudi oil facility seen as part of dangerous new pattern
The assault on the beating heart of Saudi Arabia's vast oil empire follows a new and dangerous pattern that's emerged across the Persian Gulf this summer of precise attacks that leave few obvious clues as to who launched them. Beginning in May with the still-unclaimed ...
Oil prices ease as Saudi Arabia says full production will be restored within the month
Saudi Arabia's energy minister said Tuesday that more than half of its daily crude oil production that was knocked out by a weekend attack had been restored and that full production is expected by the end of the month. "Where would you find a company ...
