Iran tension
Iran’s relations with the US and its allies in the Middle East have never been easy. Exchanges of accusations, wary statements, and an environment of mutual suspicion – all spiced up by US sanctions – have taken their toll on ties between the key regional players
- WATCH Iranian tanker brave rough seas while carrying 1st oil shipment for Venezuela (VIDEO)
The footage shows the Iran-flagged vessel –reportedly shadowed by a US ship– as it passed through stormy waters en route to Venezuelan shores with hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil in its tanks.May 24, 2020 14:17World News - US ‘will be IN TROUBLE’ if it makes ‘MISTAKE’ of interfering with Venezuela-bound tankers, Rouhani warnsThe United States will face consequences if it takes action against Iranian tankers en route to Venezuela, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has vowed. It comes after the Venezuelan military said it would escort the ships to port.May 23, 2020 13:36World News
- US threatens MILITARY FORCE against Iranian tankers bound for Caracas – Venezuelan envoy to UNIranian oil tankers heading to Venezuela are facing an imminent threat of a US armed attack in what Caracas labels a “crime of aggression and extermination,” the country’s envoy to the United Nations has warned.May 23, 2020 13:04World News
- Iran says new US sanctions on officials are ‘fruitless & repetitive’Tehran dismissed on Thursday new US sanctions on several Iranian officials, saying they were a sign of the complete inefficiency of Washington’s previous sanctions on the Islamic Republic. “Washington’s fruitless and repetitive...May 21, 2020 07:41Newsline
- US ‘knocks on closed door’ seeking to extend arms embargo against Iran – Russia’s UN envoyThe US cannot demand the extension of an arms embargo against Tehran since it is no longer a party to the Iran nuclear deal, Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters via a video link-up. “I do not see any reasons why [an] arms...May 13, 2020 12:14Newsline
- Nuclear deal will ‘die forever’ if US extends conventional arms embargo – Iran’s security council chiefA top Iranian official has warned that the US extending the ban on conventional arms sales to Iran would be the last nail in the coffin for the 2015 nuclear deal. He called on the EU to choose between “dignity” and “humiliation.”May 3, 2020 14:07World News
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