12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1665+ words) Austria denied entry to Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami, preventing him from addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s general conference in Vienna after pressure from the Trump administration, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. Eslami, Iran’s vice president for nuclear affairs and…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1650+ words) President Donald Trump said Sunday that China’s alleged spying on the United States was no different from Washington’s own intelligence-gathering efforts, amid reports that Chinese entities supplied Iran with satellite imagery of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. “They basically…...

13+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1636+ words) Hormuz diplomacy hit a fresh setback Sunday as Oman postponed talks between Iran and Persian Gulf states, while attacks on shipping and Saudi energy infrastructure raised pressure on key regional oil routes. The postponement came as Washington and Tehran hardened…...

13+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1650+ words) The Trump administration wants any future negotiations with Tehran to focus on Iran’s nuclear program rather than reopening the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported Sunday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. A US official told CNN that Washington’s current…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1684+ words) Iran’s war with the United States ultimately benefited countries in the region by curbing Washington’s power, Iranian lawmaker Fadahossein Maleki said. “The war between the Islamic Republic and the United States ultimately benefited regional countries because it allowed China to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1641+ words) Iran has signed contracts to import about 320 megawatts of electricity from Turkmenistan and between 300 and 350 megawatts from Armenia, a deputy energy minister said on Sunday. Imports from Turkmenistan are expected to total approximately 2 billion kilowatt-hours annually, Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1653+ words) Some Iranian schools are charging billions of rials for pools, therapy and small classes as students elsewhere reuse old bags and go without uniforms, shoes and stationery because their families cannot afford them ahead of the new school year. Annual…...

17+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1665+ words) Oil, gas and Iran economic analyst Foreign investment in Iran has effectively come to a halt following the war with Israel and the United States, with no new foreign investment recorded so far this Iranian year, a senior industry ministry…...

1+ day, 17+ min ago   (1629+ words) An Iranian container ship was struck by an unidentified projectile, killing one crew member and injuring four, with Iran ruling out reopening the Strait of Hormuz despite plans for a new maritime corridor on Sunday. The vessel was hit near…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (945+ words) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian distanced his government from the confrontation between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis. “We are not at war with Saudi Arabia. The Houthis have their own issues." A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Monday’s Oman…...