China uses secret network to pay Iran for oil

China is secretly funneling billions of dollars to Iran through a covert payment system that bypasses US sanctions by swapping oil for infrastructure projects, The Wall Street Journal reported, saying the hidden conduit enabled Tehran to receive ...

Why Iran’s rulers fear change more than war

Facing a grinding crisis and mounting calls at home to change course before disaster strikes, Iran’s rulers still speak in a language that suggests they prefer the risks of war to the uncertainties of reform.

Iran Oil Flows to China Fall on Sanctions

Iran is shipping less oil to China, as toughening sanctions snarl the OPEC producer’s shipments and refinery demand falls in the world’s biggest fossil fuel importer.

Could Kurdish gas deals with US spell trouble for Iran?

Two major energy agreements signed between US companies and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have sparked swift backlash from Baghdad and could undercut Iran’s long-standing economic and political grip on Iraq.