18 May, 2020 Iran threatens to respond quickly and decisively if U.S. stops Iranian oil tankers The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the U.S.’ potential interference with Islamic Republic’s fuel shipment to Venezuela constitutes a threat to freedom of navigation ...
18 May, 2020 How Iran uses cultural centers to expand its influence in Latin America Buenaventura is one of the most violent and poorest cities in Colombia. In one of the most dangerous neighborhoods, a music sang by children voices is wafting ...
18 May, 2020 Armada of Iranian tankers enters Atlantic amid fears of major showdown with U.S. Navy The Vaxon oil tanker, which carries Iranian oil derivatives, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, heading towards South America, Sunday, according to the naval monitors.
18 May, 2020 5 Iranian Tankers head to Venezuela amid heightened tensions between US and Tehran Five Iranian tankers likely carrying at least $45.5 million worth of gasoline and similar products are now sailing to Venezuela, part of a wider deal between the ...
18 May, 2020 U.S. needs help restricting Iran’s influence in Syria US sanctions on Iran and the Trump administration’s maximum pressure policy are forcing Tehran to tactically shift its policy toward its staunchest ally, Syria.
15 May, 2020 Iran sentences young Christian woman to 10 lashes and 3 months in prison Iran has sentenced a young Christian woman to 10 lashes and three months in prison for allegedly demonstrating against the military’s downing of a Ukrainian airplane in ...
15 May, 2020 Press-rights group urges Iran to release journalist jailed for BBC interview The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Iran to release a journalist serving an 18-month sentence in a notorious Tehran prison for giving an ...
15 May, 2020 Iran unlocks new funding stream for Oil and Gas The issuers of these Islamic (shari’ah)-compliant bonds will guarantee the repayment of the main capital and the ‘profits’ from the increased production from the same fields
15 May, 2020 Defying US sanctions Iran tanker on route to deliver fuel to Venezuela A fuel tanker loaded at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas is making its way to Venezuela, according to vessel tracking data issued by Refinitiv Icon, in ...
15 May, 2020 Iran coronavirus crisis generates struggle with Revolutionary Guard Iran’s elected government under President Hassan Rouhani is embroiled in an internal power struggle against hardline factions of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for control of the ...
15 May, 2020 Fears Of secret execution mount for disappeared prisoners in Iran Amnesty International has called on the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to determine the status of four prisoners sentenced to death who have been transferred ...