Images show Iran satellite launch looms despite US criticism
Iran appears to be preparing another satellite launch after twice failing this year to put one in orbit, despite U.S.…
Report: Iran seizes tanker carrying ‘smuggled fuel’ in Gulf
Iranian forces seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, state media reported Sunday, marking the…
Iran calls US sanctions on its foreign minister ‘childish’
Iran‘s leadership called U.S. sanctions against its foreign minister “childish” and pushed back on the Trump administration’s assertion that he…
New video from Iran shows Guard warning away UK warship
In new video released Monday, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard officer is heard telling a British warship not to interfere or…
Iran says it has arrested 17 spies working for CIA, some could face death penalty
Iranian intelligence authorities said Monday they had arrested 17 spies hired by the U.S. government’s Central Intelligence Agency. Interested in…
Audio shows UK navy trying to thwart Iran from seizing ship
In an audio recording released Sunday, a British naval officer insists that a British-flagged oil tanker must be allowed to…
Oil climbs as Middle East tensions offset demand worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday after steep losses a day earlier, supported by…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seizes British-flagged, Liberian-flagged tankers in Strait of Hormuz
Iran‘s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have seized a British-flagged and a Liberian-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Straight of…
Trump says US Navy ship destroys Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said that the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Boxer destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait…
Oil falls about 2.5% as U.S. Gulf production returns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil fell about 2.5% a barrel on Thursday, weighed down by weakness in U.S. equities markets…
Oil falls as Iran tensions seen easing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices turned lower on Tuesday, falling more than 3% after U.S. President Donald Trump said…
OPEC set to extend oil supply cut as Iran endorses pact
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies look set to extend oil supply cuts this week at least until the…
Russia agrees with Saudi Arabia to extend OPEC+ oil output deal
OSAKA/VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia has agreed with Saudi Arabia to extend by six to nine months a deal with OPEC…
OPEC set for oil cut extension if Iran endorses pact
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies look set to extend oil supply cuts next week at least until the…
Oil prices mixed ahead of U.S. crude stock data
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday ahead of data expected to show U.S. crude stocks declining, outweighing…
Trump announces new sanctions on Iran, including on supreme leader
President Donald Trump on Monday announced new “hard-hitting” sanctions on Iran, including on the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.…
Iran says its airspace is fully safe and secure: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization said on Saturday the country’s airspace was safe for airlines to fly through,…
FBI warns of foreign actors trying to ‘sow discord’ in the wake of mass shootings
Houses of worship remain a vulnerable target for attacks and foreign entities could be looking to “sow discord” using the…
Exclusive: Exxon’s $53 billion Iraq deal hit by contract snags, Iran tensions – sources
BASRA, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Just weeks ago, U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil looked poised to move ahead with a $53 billion…
US to send 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East as tensions escalate with Iran
The United States is sending 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East, amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.…
US looks to build ‘international consensus’ around tanker attacks, says Iran interfered with the damaged ships
The U.S. is looking to build an “international consensus” around Thursday’s tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman that the…
More US troops requested to deter Iran
U.S. Central Command is requesting additional defensive capabilities that could lead to as many as 5,000 to 10,000 additional troops…
Trump warns Iran not to threaten US: ‘If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran’
President Donald Trump issued a strong warning to Iran Sunday, tweeting that military engagement with the United States would mean…
Pentagon deploying Patriot anti-missile battery to Middle East to further deter Iranian threat
The U.S. military is deploying a Patriot anti-missile battery to the Middle East to further deter threats from Iran, the…
U.S. says Huawei lawyer’s prior work at Justice Department poses conflict
(Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Ltd lawyer James Cole’s prior work at the U.S. Department of Justice created a conflict…
Trump calls for John Kerry to be prosecuted for Iran talks amid heightened tensions
President Donald Trump went after former Secretary of State John Kerry again Thursday, calling for the former senator and top…
U.S. to end all waivers Iran oil imports, crude price jumps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday said it will eliminate in May all waivers granted to eight economies…
Iran says ready for U.S. waivers end, as Guards threaten to shut Hormuz
FILE PHOTO: A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian…
U.S. intelligence says Huawei funded by Chinese state security: report
(Reuters) – U.S. intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said on Saturday,…
Italy’s UniCredit to pay $1.3 billion to settle U.S. sanctions probe
(Reuters) – Italy’s top bank UniCredit SpA and two subsidiaries have agreed to pay $1.3 billion to U.S. authorities to…
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’
Iranian lawmakers dressed in paramilitary uniforms chanted “Death to America” as they convened Tuesday for an open session of parliament…
Exclusive: Standard Chartered expected to pay just over $1 billion to resolve U.S., U.K. probes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – London-based Standard Chartered is expected to pay slightly more than $1 billion to resolve a nearly…
Huawei founder says Huawei CFO arrest was politically motivated: BBC
(Reuters) – Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that the arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng…
Trump says intel chiefs claim they were ‘totally misquoted’ in reports saying they contradicted him
President Donald Trump on Thursday, after attacking his top intelligence officials the day before for contradicting his claims of foreign…
U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills targeting China’s Huawei and ZTE
FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured outside their research facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie…
Exclusive: Global traders halt new Iran food deals as U.S. sanctions bite – sources
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Cargill, Bunge and other global traders have halted food supply deals with Iran because new U.S. sanctions…
French court fines oil group Total in Iran bribery case
PARIS (Reuters) – A Paris court fined French oil and gas group Total (TOTF.PA) 500,000 euros ($570,000) on Friday for…
Pompeo casts doubt on Saudi prince’s role in Khashoggi murder as CIA Director briefs House, Senate prepares to vote
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again cast doubt on the reported CIA assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
Canadian said to be detained in China, Huawei CFO due back in court
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, two sources said on Tuesday, just hours before…
Huawei CFO seeks bail, cites health fears behind bars: court documents
Meng Wanzhou, Executive Board Director of the Chinese technology giant Huawei, attends a session of the VTB Capital Investment Forum…
Huawei CFO bail hearing to resume in Canada as Beijing steps up pressure
TORONTO/BEIJING (Reuters) – A top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies is due back in a Canadian court on…
Exclusive: U.S. probe of China’s Huawei includes bank fraud accusations – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S.…
Israel blames Syria for Russia’s Il-20 downing, mourns death of crew
Israel has blamed the Syrian government for the downing of the Russian Il-20 military plane in Latakia province, according to…
Oil rally faces tidal wave of supply
(Reuters) – The oil market’s two-year bull run is running into one of its biggest tests in months, facing a…
US to impose ‘far tougher’ sanctions on Iran Monday
The Trump administration is set to reimpose sanctions on Iran on Monday that it said are “far tougher than have…
Turkey summons Saudi envoy to Ankara
Turkey’s foreign ministry summons Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Ankara after a Saudi dissident went missing in Istanbul. Jamal Khashoggi who…
Turkey will ban dollar in trade transactions: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at the United States for behaving like “wild wolves,” saying Ankara would…
Turkey raps US punitive measures against Iran
The Turkish president has slammed the US anti-Iran sanctions as unjust. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said excluding Iran from regional matters…
Meet Iran’s gay mullah forced to flee the country – BBC News
In Iran, homosexuality is banned and punishable by execution under its strict code of sharia, or Islamic law. In a…
Life on Iraq’s frontlines against IS – BBC News
Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews There have been new appeals for help from civilians in a town in northern Iraq,…
?? Idlib: Turkey’s ceasefire call rejected by Russia, Iran | Al Jazeera English
Turkey says it can’t take in more refugees if a Syrian-Russian military offensive is launched to retake Idlib province. President…
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – May,21 2014
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: floods dislodge land mines left over…
‘They do not want me or us to win’: Trump slams China for trying to meddle in upcoming midterms
President Donald Trump on Wednesday opened his United Nations Security Council speech by taking a shot at China, claiming, without…
Sanctions benefit only the US: Germany, Austria call to scrap new anti-Russian measures
The new anti-Russian sanctions are outlined in an amendment to a bill imposing sanctions against Iran. The anti-Russian measures in…
‘Death to America’: Iran MPs burn American flag in parliament
The lawmakers staged the demonstration on Wednesday morning, the day after Trump announced he was ditching the 2015 nuclear deal.…
Global News Matters: The People Speak (Part 1/5)
VICE News crossed the globe to ask people how news affects the way we understand our world. From Beirut to…
Iran says Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken oil market ‘hostage’: SHANA
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s OPEC governor said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken the oil market “hostage”…
Department of Justice looks into social media firms over free speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department said on Wednesday it has convened a meeting with state attorneys general to discuss…
Trump’s Art of the Deal: Iran rejects talks with Washington, Turkey boycotts US electronic products
Iran’s Supreme Leader says he won’t negotiate with Washington, after President Trump’s latest offer to talk about improving ties. At…