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Will India continue importing oil from Iran: Tewari in LS
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 26 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday asked the government if India will continue to import oil from Iran despite the withdrawal of waiver by the United States or has it made alternative arrangements so that there is no increase in the prices of petroleu
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Iran oil imports, Russia missile deal on agenda during Pompeo-Jaishankar t
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 25 (ANI): In the first high-level engagement between India and the US after the NDA's return to power for the second term, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday when issues relating to oil imports from Iran and
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Moscow has information downed US drone violated Iranian airspace
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], June 25 (ANI): Moscow has information that the US military drone, which was shot down by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) last week, was flying within Iranian airspace, said Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev on Tuesday.
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India keen on reduction of tensions between US, Iran
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): India is keen on de-escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States and will take a decision on import of oil from Iran based on its energy security and commercial considerations, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday.
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India calls for de-escalation of tensions between US, Iran
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 25 (ANI): India on Wednesday called on Iran and the United States to de-escalate their tensions, amid strained bilateral ties between them, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday.
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US has no respect for international law: Iran's UN envoy on Trump's new sa
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 25 (ANI): Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, on Monday said that Washington's decision to impose more sanctions was another indication that the United States "has no respect for international law and order."
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Trump administration imposes sanctions on Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 25 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Monday said that he is imposing sanctions on Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his ministry officials, a provocative action aimed at increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic in retaliation for what the United
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14 IS terrorists killed in northern Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kirkuk [Iraq], Jun 24 (ANI): As many as 14 Islamic State (IS) terrorists were killed in a joint operation by the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service and US-led coalition in country's northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said on Monday.
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Locusts from Iran endanger cotton crops in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], Jun 24 (ANI): Things don't seem to be looking up for Pakistan's economy, as a locust attack from Iran has put around 2,00,000 acres of cotton crop in the line of devastation in Sindh.
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Pompeo heads to Saudi, UAE to discuss escalating tensions with Iran
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo left for Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Sunday to hold talks regarding the escalating tensions with Iran, especially after Tehran downed a US military drone in the Gulf of Oman recently.
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Trump says he just wants results on Iran nuclear deal
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): After days of escalations, US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he just wants results on the nuclear deal with Iran.
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Bolton warns Iran not to mistake US prudence for weakness
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Jun 23 (ANI): US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Sunday warned Iran not to "mistake US prudence and discretion for weakness," after President Donald Trump abruptly called off airstrikes against Iranian targets that were planned in response to the downing of an
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