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Jul 12, 20241 min read
Oil tanker seized by Iran moving to international waters, tracking data shows
A Chevron-chartered oil tanker that was seized by Iran more than a year ago was heading for international waters on Thursday, LSEG ship...


Jul 12, 20242 min read
Iran's acting foreign minister says indirect talks with US ongoing via Oman
DUBAI - Iran is still conducting indirect nuclear talks with the United States via Oman, Iran's Etemad newspaper on Thursday quoted...


Jul 6, 20243 min read
Iran's Pezeshkian brings hopes of moderation after routing hardline rival
DUBAI - Iran's president-elect, low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, carries the hopes of millions of Iranians seeking less...


Jul 6, 20243 min read
Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race, interior ministry says
DUBAI - The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have...


Jul 5, 20243 min read
Iranians vote in run-off presidential race amid widespread apathy
DUBAI - Iranians voted on Friday for a run-off presidential election that will test the clerical rulers' popularity amid voter apathy at...


Jul 3, 20243 min read
Iran presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy
DUBAI - The zealous anti-Westerner and the low-key moderate hoping to become Iran's next president could struggle to mobilise millions of...


Jun 29, 20243 min read
Moderate Pezeshkian makes it to Iran presidential run-off
DUBAI - In an election campaign dominated by hardliners, Iranian presidential hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian stood out as a moderate, backing...


Jun 29, 20243 min read
Iran presidential candidate Jalili is fiercely loyal to Khamenei
DUBAI - Saeed Jalili, a zealous ideologue loyal to Iran's supreme leader, plans to resolve the country's social, political and economic...


Jun 29, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Iran installs half of planned new centrifuges at Fordow, IAEA report says
VIENNA - Iran has installed half the advanced uranium-enriching machines it said earlier this month it would quickly add to its Fordow...


Jun 28, 20243 min read
Iranians vote in presidential election with limited choices
DUBAI - Iranians voted on Friday for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly...


Jun 28, 20242 min read
Putin looms large as Biden, Trump clash on foreign policy in first debate
With around a dozen mentions in an hour and a half, Russian President Vladimir Putin was repeatedly referenced by President Joe Biden and...


Jun 28, 20243 min read
Iran holds presidential vote with limited choices
DUBAI - Iranians will vote for a new president on Friday following Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly...
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