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 Iran's oil exports plunges due to US sanctions

Iran's oil exports plunges due to US sanctions

Iran’s oil exports slid below 500,000 barrels per day in May under the US sanctions, oil industry sources report. These sources are confirmed by tanker data. It is reported that this month, the volume of oil supplies from Iran …

US threatens Iran with new sanctions for expanding Bushehr NPP

US threatens Iran with new sanctions for expanding Bushehr NPP

The US State Department announced that it will toughen sanctions against Iran for expanding the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The relevant statement is published on the State Department website. "Starting from May 4, the assistance …

Iran checks US aircraft carrier with drone

Iran checks US aircraft carrier with drone

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps successfully managed a surveillance flight over a U.S. aircraft carrier, Miami Herald reports with a reference to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The report included footage apparently …

Pence says Iran is leading sponsor of terrorism

Pence says Iran is leading sponsor of terrorism

US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday demanded that European Union allies follow Washington’s lead in withdrawing from the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal and cease efforts he said are designed to evade US sanctions, the Times of Israel …

Iran to deploy warships to Atlantic

Iran to deploy warships to Atlantic

Iran is to send its newest warship to the Atlantic Ocean on a five-month mission -- the navy's longest in a decade, as the Republic seeks to increase the operating range of its naval forces to the backyard of the United States, its arch-foe, …

US urges Iran to refuse from rocket launches

US urges Iran to refuse from rocket launches

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iran on Thursday to cease all nuclear-related activities after Tehran announced plans for three rocket launches in coming months, The National reports. While Iran’s defence ministry …

Two Iranian boats approached US ship with top general on board

Two Iranian boats approached US ship with top general on board

Two Iranian fast attack boats came within 300 yards of USS Essex in the Persian Gulf Friday while the four star head of the US Central Command was on board, according to two US defense officials, CNN reports. General Joseph Votel, …

Trump tries to push Saudi Arabia out of OPEC, Tehran says

Trump tries to push Saudi Arabia out of OPEC, Tehran says

Tehran regards the request of US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia to increase oil production by 2 million barrels per day as an offer to leave OPEC, Iran’s representative in OPEC, Hussein Kazempur Ardebili, said today. …