Category: 1. Iran

Small Chinese non-state refineries—known as “teapots”—appear to be holding off on new orders of Iranian crude following Washington’s recent sanctions on Shouguang Luqing Petrochemicals, a refinery based in Shandong.

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Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf littoral states have imposed a ban on US warplanes using their airfields or skies to attack Iran after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued a formal statement on Wednesday opposing any military solution to concerns over Iran’s nuclear program, warning such actions would have dangerous consequences for the region and the world.

Speaking after a high-level meeting on Iran chaired by President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the “window of opportunity” for diplomacy was narrow with Tehran, Al Jazeera reported.

European powers are…

Israel’s foreign minister said the country is not ruling out a diplomatic path to prevent Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, adding that there were signs that there could be indirect talks between Tehran and the United States, according to Reuters.

A new bipartisan bill in the US is pushing for measures to empower Iranians to help overthrow the government in favour of a democratic alternative including facilitating greater internet access and funding for dissidents.

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Jalal Sadatian, Iran’s former ambassador to the UK, has called on Iranian officials for immediate diplomatic engagement with European powers to mitigate the impact of escalating sanctions and geopolitical pressures.