TEHRAN: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said he had a “very fruitful” meeting with his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Amir Hatami and discussed ways to bolster bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional security issues, including the situation in Afghanistan. Singh reached Tehran from Moscow on Saturday on a transit halt after concluding his … Read more
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would move next week to trigger a “snapback” of sanctions on Iran at the United Nations. “We’ll be doing a snapback,” Trump told reporters one day after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. bid to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran. “You’ll be watching … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has overwhelmingly rejected a US resolution to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran, prompting an angry Trump Administration to threaten that it could initiate a “snapback” to reimpose all UN sanctions on Tehran. The US only received support for the proposal from the Dominican Republic in the 15-member … Read more
Uncertainty looms over export of basmati rice and tea to Iran as the Central Bank of Iran has slowed down allocation of currency against which Iranian traders were buying these commodities from India. Indian basmati rice exporters said they are not entering into new contract with Iranian importers so as to avoid any payment-related problems. … Read more
It’s a good day for OPEC. Data published Monday by the oil cartel show its members have largely complied with an agreement to slash production. The confirmation caps a remarkable year for OPEC, which was forced to devise a plan to boost prices after they fell to $26 per barrel in February 2016. The price … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey on February 6 killed at least 45,000 people, rendered millions homeless across almost a dozen cities … Read more