US Iran Rift
The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced the basing agreement on Friday without mentioning details.
Updated 21 Jul, 2019 08:40am
A host of factors are making the crude horizon a dim read.
Updated 21 Jul, 2019 08:35am
A Filipino, three Russians and a Latvian are also among the ship's crew.
Published 20 Jul, 2019 06:29pm
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warns Iran of “serious consequences” if the issue is not resolved quickly.
Published 20 Jul, 2019 06:06pm
Iranian military says all its drones have returned safely to their bases.
Published 19 Jul, 2019 01:10pm
The ship was seized south of the Iranian island of Larak, the Guards say, without detailing its name or provenance.
Updated 19 Jul, 2019 08:30am
The trend has made front pages of Iranian newspapers and been discussed by some of the country's top ayatollahs.
Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:06pm
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says his country will retaliate over the seizure of an Iranian supertanker earlier this month.
Updated 17 Jul, 2019 08:13am
Says the US is determined to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.
Published 17 Jul, 2019 01:16am
“These actions are not out of obstinacy. It is to give diplomacy a chance."
Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:42pm
Trump on Wednesday said that US sanctions on Iran would soon be increased "substantially".
Updated 15 Jul, 2019 08:10am
Qatar, a key US ally in the region, is home to Washington’s largest Middle East military base.
Updated 15 Jul, 2019 08:12am
The tanker was seized by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory of Gibraltar.
Updated 14 Jul, 2019 08:55am
As a battle of ‘crude’ wits is on, disastrous and unintended consequences remain very much a possibility.
Updated 14 Jul, 2019 08:24am
UK officials say the move is part of a pre-planned rotation.
Published 12 Jul, 2019 06:31pm
“Now an action that does not need ability but some stupidity has been carried out by them.”
Published 11 Jul, 2019 04:37pm
IRGC says if Iran were to seize foreign vessels it would do so "immediately, decisively and speedily".
Published 11 Jul, 2019 12:53pm
Before the meeting, Zarif says "negotiations are never possible under pressure".
Updated 11 Jul, 2019 09:01am
Tanker’s detention comes at a sensitive time as tensions between US, Iran grow over the unraveling of 2015 nuclear deal.
Published 10 Jul, 2019 04:34pm
The move came as the US bolsters pressure on Iran and its alleged “proxies” in the Middle East.
Updated 10 Jul, 2019 08:49am
The nuclear diplomacy is a central issue in a wider confrontation between the United States and Iran.
Updated 10 Jul, 2019 09:05am
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson says "unilateral bullying" has become a "worsening tumour".
Published 08 Jul, 2019 03:57pm
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says he has no information on how Iran has taken its enrichment.
Published 08 Jul, 2019 02:46pm
The EU strongly urges Iran to stop actions that would undermine the pact, saying it is in touch with other parties.
Updated 07 Jul, 2019 11:17pm
The move comes despite opposition from the European Union and the United States, which has quit the deal.
Published 07 Jul, 2019 01:45pm
Iran dismisses reports that the Revolutionary Guards had seized the vessel.
Updated 07 Jul, 2019 09:06am
The IAEA earlier confirmed that Iran had breached the limit of 300kg for stockpiles of enriched uranium.
Published 06 Jul, 2019 01:45pm
Iran accuses Britain of acting at the bidding of the United States.
Updated 05 Jul, 2019 03:18pm
The Grace 1 tanker has been halted by police, customs agencies and a detachment of British Royal Marines.
Published 04 Jul, 2019 09:07pm
Trump’s ham-handed ‘coercive diplomacy’ of sanctions against Iran and its Supreme Leader personally is flawed.
Published 04 Jul, 2019 11:15am
