Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran on Tuesday, his second foreign trip since he invaded Ukraine in February, Russian Gazprom and the National Iranian Oil Company have inked a $40-billion agreement for the development of oil and gas fields…
President Trump: I’ve Ordered Navy to Destroy Iranian Ships if Provoked…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he had ordered the destruction of Iranian gunboats harassing American ships. “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” Trump wrote on Twitter. The president reacted to ongoing reports of Iranian gunboats […]
How Tehran Fits Into Russia-China Strategy…
Complex doesn’t even begin to describe the positioning of Iran-Russia in the geopolitical chessboard. What’s clear in our current, volatile moment is that they’re partners, as I previously reported. Although not strategic partners, as in the Russia-China tie-up, Russia-China-Iran remain the crucial triad in the ongoing, multi-layered, long-term Eurasia integration process. A few days after […]
Iran Says Missing Tanker Had Problems and Was Towed for Repairs…
A small oil tanker that had gone missing in the Persian Gulf had technical difficulties and was towed into Iranian waters for repairs, an Iranian foreign ministry official said, according to the ISNA news agency. Further details on the ship, the Panamanian-flagged Riah, will be announced later, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said, according to […]
Oil Jumps After Saudis Admit Two Tankers Attacked as Iran Tensions Soar…
The bizarre and mysterious explosions that rocked the UAE port of Fujairah on Sunday just got even more strange after Saudi Arabia admitted overnight that two of its oil tankers were attacked while sailing toward the Persian Gulf possibly as part of the incident. Crude prices quickly jumped as much as 2% on the news. […]
10 Key Questions About the Khashoggi Affair to Answer Before Buying the Press Narrative…
U.S., European Powers Threaten Saudi Crown Prince After Khashoggi Brutal Murder…
U.S. Navy Ship Fires Warning Shots Near Iranian Ship…
A U.S. Navy patrol boat fired warning shots Tuesday near an Iranian vessel that came close to it during a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf, an American defense official said. Iran’s hard-line Revolutionary Guard later blamed the American ship for provoking the incident. The encounter involving the USS Thunderbolt, a Cyclone-class patrol ship based […]
REPORT: Navy Commander Surrendered to Iran to Protect Obama’s Nuclear Deal…
The Navy commander in charge of a pair of patrol boats captured by Iranian forces in January opted to surrender rather than fight back, citing later fears that…