A court in Singapore has given the owner of a tanker carrying Iranian liquid gas (LPG) a week to either come forward or it would place the vessel under the hammer
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Iran will buy weapons from Russia and China and export them to terrorists
The concession wasn’t to Iran so much as to China and Russia, two great-power rivals that participated in the nuclear negotiations. In the 1990s, China and Russia sold Iran a variety of weapons systems
U.S. still pressing China to stop importing Iranian crude
More than five months after the US ended sanctions waivers for Iran’s biggest oil buyers, the Trump administration continues to press China to stop importing Iranian crude oil, Brian Hook, the US State Department’s special representative for Iran, said Wednesday
U.S. is deeply concerned about China ships carrying Iran oil
The White House is warning Chinese shipping companies against turning off their ships’ transponders to hide Iranian oil shipments in violation of U.S. sanctions, two senior administration officials said
China has pulled out of South Pars Natural gas project
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh says China’s national petroleum company has pulled out of a $5 billion deal to help develop Iran’s giant South Pars natural gas field in the Persian Gulf
Roadmap for a Chinese Iranian strategic partnership
Relations between Iran and China go as far back as the ancient Silk Road – but despite the recent establishment of a formal comprehensive strategic partnership between the two
U.S. sanctions Chinese shipping companies for Iranian oil dealings
The U.S. is imposing penalties on a handful of Chinese shipping firms for continuing to carry Iranian oil after sanctions waivers lapsed in May
U.S. slaps new sanctions on Chinese entities over Iran oil
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced new Iran-related sanctions Wednesday on Chinese companies transporting oil from Iran and their executive officers
Sharp decline in Iranian iron ore exports to China
Reuters news agency reported a dramatic decline in Iran’s iron ore exports to China in August and September. According to Reuters, the decline in iron ore exports will continue to rise in the coming months
China Russia and Iran plan joint naval drill in international waters
China, Russia and Iran are planning a joint naval drill in the Sea of Oman and northern Indian Ocean “soon”, a semi-official Iranian news outlet reported on Saturday, just days after the United States blamed Iran for a drone attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities
Giant China Investment in Iran complicates U.S. options
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called violent attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure in Abqaiq and Khurais “an act of war,” as evidence suggests that Iran is the culprit. This marks the most dangerous escalation between the U.S. and Iran since the seizure of the American embassy in Tehran
