•Donald Trump US President Donald Trump yesterday claimed Iran is seeking to develop missiles that can strike the United States and accused Tehran of working to rebuild a nuclear program that was targeted by American strikes last year. The United States and Iran are engaged in high-stakes negotiations over Iran’s atomic programme and other iss...
•American troops South Korea has warned its citizens to leave Iran amid rising tensions and concerns over a possible US military strike, according to an embassy statement and local media reports today. In a safety notice on its website yesterday, the South Korean Embassy in Iran warned that the country’s security could deteriorate rapidly. It ...
•Trump US President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited strike on Iran after ordering a major naval buildup in the Middle East aimed at heaping pressure on Tehran to cut a deal to curb its nuclear programme. The latest threat came after Iran’s foreign minister said a draft proposal for an agreement with […]
•A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Equities were mixed and oil prices rose today after Donald Trump ratcheted up Middle East tensions by hinting at possible military strikes on Iran if it did not make a “meaningful deal” in nuclear talks. The remarks fanned geopolitical […]
•Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump Iran said yesterday that the US position on Tehran’s nuclear programme “has moved towards a more realistic one” ahead of a second round of talks. “A cautious assessment is that, from the discussions that have taken place in Muscat to date, at least what […]...
•Trump US President Donald Trump yesterday signed an executive order threatening tariffs on Iran’s trade partners, after he pledged a further round of talks with Tehran next week. The order, effective from today, called for a fresh “imposition of tariffs” on countries still doing business with Iran, reports AFP. It comes amid heightened tensio...
•Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Women in Iran can now formally obtain a licence to ride a motorcycle, local media reported today, ending years of legal ambiguity surrounding two-wheelers. The law previously did not explicitly prohibit women from riding motorbikes and scooters, but in practice authorities refused to issue licences...
Brent crude oil topped $70 a barrel today for the first time since September as US President Donald Trump ramped up geopolitical tensions by threatening military strikes on Iran. In London morning deals, the Brent North Sea crude contract, an international benchmark, jumped 2.4 per cent to $70.06 a barrel, reports AFP. The US benchmark [&helli...
•Iranians attend the funerals of security forces personnel killed in recent protests in Tehran, today Iran today vowed fast-track trials for people arrested over a massive wave of protests, after US President Donald Trump threatened “very strong action” if the Islamic Republic goes ahead with hangings. International outrage has built over a ...
•Trump President Donald Trump said any country doing business with Iran would face a tariff rate of 25 per cent on any trade with the United States of America. Trump’s threat is coming as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years, report Reuters/NAN. “Effective […...

