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Sources say the IAEA took samples from the site in the Turquzabad district of Tehran in the spring and that Iran has been slow in providing answers to explain the test results.(Representational Image)World
US will impose sanction whoever purchases Iran's oil: official

Iran's crude oil exports were slashed by more than 80 pc due to re-imposed sanctions by US after Trump exited Iran's...

9 Sept 2019 12:16 PM IST

Zarif also denied Iran was seeking nuclear weapons, after Trump said during a visit to Japan that \were not looking for regime change in Iran. (Photo:AP)World
Trump's tweets on calling off peace talks unbelievable': Taliban

Trump on Saturday announced that he was calling off the peace negotiations with the Taliban.

9 Sept 2019 8:24 AM IST

Prince Abdulaziz is a longstanding member of the No. 1 crude exporters delegation to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), with decades of experience in the oil sector, Al Jazeera reported. (Photo: ANI)World
Saudi King Salman names son Abdulaziz as new energy minister

The new energy minister is an older half-brother to the crown prince, Mohammad Bin Salman, and an experienced oil...

8 Sept 2019 4:46 PM IST

The tanker Adrian Darya-1, formerly known as the Grace-1, turned off its Automatic Identification System late Monday, leading to speculation it would be heading to Syria. Other Iranian oil tankers have similarly turned off their tracking beacons in the area, with analysts saying they believe crude oil ends up in Syria in support of embattled President Bashar Assads government. (Photo: Twitter | AFP)World
Satellite images show Iran oil tanker sought by US off Syria

Iranian and Syrian officials have not acknowledged the vessel's presence there.

7 Sept 2019 3:10 PM IST

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will exceed the uranium enrichment limit it agreed upon in a 2015 deal. (Photo: AFP)World
Iran will announce details of latest nuclear move on Saturday

Iran and three European countries -- Britain, France and Germany -- have been engaged in talks to try to save the...

6 Sept 2019 10:18 AM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his government intended to prevent instability in the foreign exchange market after a possible Washington exit from the nuclear accord. (Photo: AP)World
Iran President Hassan Rouhani orders lifting of all nuclear R&D limits

Iranian president had also said Tehran and the European powers had been getting closer to an agreement on a way to...

5 Sept 2019 12:21 PM IST

Three Iranian ships attempted to impede the passage of a British oil tanker in Gulf waters, forcing a UK frigate to intervene, the British government said Thursday. (Photo: AFP)World
US raises stakes with Iran, increases patrolling in Persina Gulf

The U.S. Navy is trying to put together a new coalition of nations to counter what it sees as a renewed maritime threat...

3 Sept 2019 3:45 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: AFP)World
Iran President Rouhani rules out any bilateral talks with US

Tehran and Washington have been at loggerheads since last year when US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from...

3 Sept 2019 1:35 PM IST

Hezbollah issued a statement soon afterward saying it had destroyed an Israeli military vehicle and killed and wounded those inside. (Photo: AFP)World
Escalation between Israel, Hezbollah ends but tensions remained along...

Burnt fields could be seen in the border area and a new military checkpoint was set up outside the Israeli community of...

2 Sept 2019 6:01 PM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu brandished a rectangular piece of dark green metal which he called a piece of that Iranian drone, or whats left of it, after we shot it down. (Photo: File)World
Israel ready for any scenario after Hezbollah clash: Netanyahu

Israel's military said anti-tank missiles from Lebanon targeted an army base and vehicles.

2 Sept 2019 10:31 AM IST

There were speculations that the satellite was Nahid-1. Jahromis tweet claimed that the satellite was intact. (Photo: Twitter | @azarijahromi)World
Iran gets back at Trump's taunt of failed Iranian satellite launch

Trump, on Saturday, had posted a picture of what looked like a failed launch of an Iranian satellite.

1 Sept 2019 6:19 PM IST

Pakistan is a key player in the talks between the Taliban and the US in an effort to end the war in Afghanistan and allow withdrawal of American troops. (Photo: AFP / File)World
Taliban attack 2nd Afghan city as US envoy affirms closeness of deal

The attack Sunday comes a day after the Taliban attacked Kunduz, one of Afghanistan's largest cities and killed at least...

1 Sept 2019 10:58 AM IST

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