Rocked by Trump’s sanctions, Iranian oil exports drops further

Iran’s crude exports fell further in the first week of October, according to tanker data and an industry source. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo LONDON – Iran’s crude exports fell further in the first week of October, according to tanker data and … Read More

Could Saudi Arabia Become the Middle East’s Next Failed State?

Ibn Khaldun—the famous Tunisian historian, geographer and social theorist—believed that decadence leads to collapse for Muslim dynasties. Such a scenario may be playing out with the Saudis, reports Daniel Lazare. Reports are growing that Muhammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s hyperactive … Read More

Oil falls on news of Saudi-Russian deal to raise output

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The biggest increase in US stocks in about 19 months also put pressure on crude prices. Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal. Picture: REUTERS Singapore — Oil prices fell on Thursday from the four-year highs reached the … Read More

Netanyahu uncovers 2nd Tehran atomic site

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed to the United Nations General Assembly that Israel has discovered a second hidden atomic site in Iran’s capital city of Tehran – before promising that whatever the Islamic Republic tries to hide, Israel will … Read More

Trump at UN Security Council: Syria’s Butchery Is Enabled by Russia, Iran

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Trump claims China attempting to interfere in U.S. midterm elections, addressed U.S. policy on Iran and advances in the denuclearization of North Korea. Trump chairs a UN Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. \ … Read More

US ‘disturbed and deeply disappointed’ by EU over Iran sanctions

US President Donald J. Trump is seen on a screen as he addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 25 September 2018. [EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE] Tensions … Read More

Hezbollah rallies behind Iran ahead of new sanctions, boasts new missiles

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Nasrallah is known for his fiery speeches during Ashura that challenge Israel. (Photo: Reuters) ERBIL (Kurdistan) – The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Thursday asked supporters to stand by Iran, while boasting of its new “highly accurate” missiles, which, he … Read More

Idlib and Beyond – The Vultures are circling in Syria

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Wreckage from an airstrike by pro-Assad forces near Idlib Province, September 8, 2018  AMER ALHAMWE / AFP / Getty Over the past several weeks, the war in Syria has crept back into the headlines, even competing with the drama and … Read More

White House Threatens Iran With Retaliation Over Militant Attacks

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Protesters stormed and burned the Iranian Consulate in Basra, Iraq, on Friday. Some have accused the United States or Saudi Arabia of being behind the attack.Credit Credit Nabil Al-Jurani/Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has signaled a new phase in its … Read More

Erdogan warns attack on Idlib will send Syrian refugees heading to Europe

The Turkish president said a new wave of refugees could head to Europe in the wake of an attack   CREDIT: AREF TAMMAWI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES A full-scale Syrian regime attack on Idlib would lead to a flow of refugees to Europe and “serious … Read More

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