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Saudi Arabia says does not want war with Iran but ready to respond strongl
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing tensions with Iran, intensified after last week's attacks on Saudi oil tankers, the Foreign Ministry of Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that the country will do its best to avoid war, but stands ready to respond with "full force and determina
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ExxonMobil evacuates 30 foreign engineers from Iraqi oil field
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], May 19 (ANI): American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil announced on Saturday that 30 of its foreign engineers have been evacuated from the West Qurna 1 oil field in Iraq's Basra.
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US warns aircraft flying over Arabian Gulf, Iran says 'no war will take pl
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): The United States on Saturday warned commercial airlines flying over the Arabian Gulf about the risk of being "misidentified" amid heightened tensions with Iran.
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Iran Foreign Minister urges 'concrete action' from China, Russia to save n
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged "friends" including China and Russia to take "concrete action" to safeguard the 2015 nuclear deal as he warned of a "dangerous" situation amid rising tensions with the United States.
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Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani visit Rishi Kapoor in New York
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 15 (ANI): Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, who has been undergoing medical treatment in New York, has had a host of visitors in the recent past, the latest ones to join this list being Vicky Kaushal and Boman Irani.
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Congress' allies jail commoners in WB for chanting 'Jai Shri Ram': Irani l
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): In a veiled attack at TMC, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that if a common citizen is heard chanting 'Jai Shri Ram', "allies of Congress" will put that individual behind bars.
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Iran officially halts select commitments under 2015 nuclear deal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 15 (ANI): Iran has officially halted some of the commitments under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal signed with world powers, following an order from the country's National Security Council.
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US fundamentally does not seek war with Iran, says Pompeo in Russia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Sochi [Russia], May 15 (ANI): The United States does not fundamentally seek war with Iran, said US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo during a presser with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov here on Tuesday (local time).
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India tells Iran decision on buying oil after elections
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 14 (ANI) India on Tuesday conveyed to Iran that a decision on buying oil from it will be taken after the elections in the wake of the United States ending waivers to countries importing crude from the sanctions-hit country.
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Iran FM holds talks with Sushma Swaraj amid tensions with US
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here on Tuesday.
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EU urges US to show restraint, Iran to comply with nuclear deal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 14 (ANI): Amid US-Iran tensions, European Union (EU) has urged Washington to exercise "maximum restraint" and asked Tehran to fully "comply" with its nuclear commitments.
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US escalating tension unnecessarily, have always defended ourselves: Iran
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The United States is escalating tensions unnecessarily, said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, while adding that Iran does not seek escalation, it has always defende
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