Ali Demirdas
Security, Middle East
From Saddam Hussein's Iraq to ISIS and the Afghan Taliban, the United States has taken it upon itself to destroy Iran's enemies.
Those in Washington who pushed for a regime change in Tehran through military means...
Related topics: Iran, Iraq, Isis, Taliban, Military
Earlier, US officials including President Donald Trump accused Iran of being responsible for Saturday's attacks on two major Saudi oil facilities. Tehran has dismissed the accusations. The Houthis, a Yemeni militia group against which Riyadh and its...
Related topics: Donald Trump, Iran
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated following the Trump administration’s claim that Tehran was behind attack on Saudi Arabia oil facilities.
Related topics: Iran, Saudi Arabia
Drones attacked two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, causing major fires and partially disrupting oil production. Washington blamed the attacks on Tehran but the latter rejected the accusations as 'unacceptable'.
Related topics: Intel, Saudi Arabia, Drones, Iran
Analysts warn that Saturday’s drone attack on two Saudi oil facilities, which appear to have shattered the prospect of a rapprochement between Tehran and Washington, could push the price of a barrel of oil as high as $100.The drone strike came as...
Related topics: Iran, Drones
A series of drone strikes were launched against two of Saudi Arabia's largest oil fields on the night of 14 September. Despite Yemeni groups claiming responsibility, the US blamed Iran for the attack,. Relations between the Washington and Tehran...
Related topics: Saudi Arabia, Drones, Iran
Saudi Arabia raced on Sunday to restart operations at oil plants hit by drone attacks which slashed its production by half, as Iran dismissed US claims it was behind the assault. The Tehran-backed Huthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, where a...
Related topics: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Drones, Yemen
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it was ready to respond to drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels on two major oil facilities, which severely disrupted production as Washington blamed Tehran for the strike. The strikes sparked fires at the...
Related topics: Drones, Saudi Arabia, Iran
Last week, the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office summoned Iran’s ambassador in London, blasting Tehran for “behaviour” it said was “designed to disrupt regional security” amid reports that the Iranian-flagged oil tanker at the centre...
Related topics: United Kingdom, Iran, London
Iranian officials rejected speculation that it would lead to talks between Washington and Tehran.
Related topics: Iran
Nile Gardiner
Politics, Americas
Big shoes to be filled.
As national security adviser, he was at the forefront of ensuring that this hugely flawed deal cannot be revived by Tehran.
John Bolton served with distinction as President Donald Trump’s...
Related topics: Donald Trump, Iran
US President Donald Trump earlier stated that he had asked the national security advisor to leave the administration, while Bolton said it was his decision to resign.
Related topics: Iran, Donald Trump
President Donald Trump is ready to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani without preconditions while maintaining “maximum pressure” on Tehran, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. “Now the president has made...
Related topics: Donald Trump, Iran
Previously, in April and September of 2018, the Israeli prime minister reported 'Mossad intelligence information' which he said exposed an alleged clandestine Iranian nuclear programme operating in contravention of Tehran's commitments to the 2015...
Related topics: Benjamin Netanyahu, Mossad, Iran
Earlier, an Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation spokesman said Iran would be decreasing its commitments to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, in retaliation to the breach of the deal by Washington. Tehran maintains that...
Related topics: Iran
Earlier, Israeli media accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of seeking to avoid publicising information about Iran’s alleged nuclear materials stockpile at a ‘secret nuclear warehouse’ facility in the Iranian capital.
Related topics: Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu
On Saturday, US National Security Advisor John Bolton posted a satellite image which he said was Iran's Adrian Darya 1 tanker loitering two nautical miles off the coast of the Tartus naval facility in Syria, and accused Tehran of "lying" about its...
Related topics: Iran, Syria
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran on Saturday said it now uses arrays of advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 nuclear deal and can enrich uranium “much more beyond” current levels to weapons-grade material, taking a third step away from the...
Related topics: Iran
Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting that police have detained 22 men and women at a mixed-gender party in Tehran province. Such parties are illegal under Iranian law.Thursday's report quotes Damavand prosecutor Hassan Ebrahimi as saying...
Related topics: Iran, Police
Kris Osborn
Security,
Tehran should be worried.
Should swarms of armed small boats seek to surround, overwhelm and confuse large Navy ships in a coordinated barrage of attacks, surface ship radar could be jammed, long and medium range ship...
Related topics: Iran