Macron tells Biden that UAE, Saudi can barely raise oil output

Macron tells Biden that UAE, Saudi can barely raise oil output

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, June 27 (Reuters) – Two top OPEC oil producers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, can barely increase oil production, French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said he had been told by the UAE’s president. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been perceived as the only two countries in the Organization of … Read more

China May oil imports from Russia soar to a record, surpass top supplier Saudi

China May oil imports from Russia soar to a record, surpass top supplier Saudi

Oil and gas tanks are seen at an oil warehouse at a port in Zhuhai, China October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Russia overtakes Saudi as top supplier after 19-month gap Russian imports nearly 2 mln bpd in May Imports from Malaysia more than doubled in May … Read more

Israel tells its citizens to avoid Istanbul, warns Iran not to harm them

Israel tells its citizens to avoid Istanbul, warns Iran not to harm them

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem May 15, 2022. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register JERUSALEM, June 13 (Reuters) – Israel raised its Istanbul travel advisory to the highest level on Monday because of what it said … Read more

Argentina grounds Iran-linked Venezuelan cargo plane, lawmakers seek probe

Argentina grounds Iran-linked Venezuelan cargo plane, lawmakers seek probe

DUBAI/BUENOS AIRES, June 12 (Reuters) – Argentine authorities have grounded an Iran-linked Venezuelan Boeing 747 cargo plane, a local opposition lawmaker and Iranian state media said on Sunday, in an unfolding drama that is throwing a spotlight on political undercurrents in Latin America. The Emtrasur cargo plane, sold to Venezuela by Iran’s Mahan Air a … Read more

Oil producers Iran and Venezuela sign 20-year cooperation plan

Oil producers Iran and Venezuela sign 20-year cooperation plan

June 11 (Reuters) – Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year cooperation plan in Tehran on Saturday as the two countries, among the world’s top oil producers, grapple with U.S. sanctions that are crippling their exports. The signing ceremony, carried by Iranian state TV, was overseen by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas … Read more

IAEA warns of ‘fatal blow’ to nuclear deal as Iran removes its cameras

IAEA warns of 'fatal blow' to nuclear deal as Iran removes its cameras

Tehran had warned of retaliation at IAEA board resolution Iran now removing IAEA cameras installed under 2015 deal IAEA chief Grossi sees 3-4 week window of opportunity If that window is not seized, 2015 deal is dead, he says VIENNA, June 9 (Reuters) – Iran on Thursday dealt a near-fatal blow to chances of reviving … Read more

Iran expanding nuclear work, switching off cameras amid IAEA censure

Iran expanding nuclear work, switching off cameras amid IAEA censure

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Only Russia, China opposed resolution condemning Tehran Iran had warned of retaliation, risk to talks on 2015 … Read more

Khamenei blames Iran unrest on ‘enemies’ out to overthrow Islamic Republic

Khamenei blames Iran unrest on 'enemies' out to overthrow Islamic Republic

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting via video conference with people from East Azarbaijan in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2022. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register June 4 (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei … Read more

Russia’s Lavrov to meet GCC ministers in Riyadh on Wednesday, say officials

Moscow not sure it needs resumed ties with West, will work on ties with China - Lavrov

RIYADH, May 31 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Saudi state media said, on a visit that Gulf officials said would feature a meeting with foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. Lavrov, who also visited Bahrain earlier on Tuesday, is expected to meet ministers from … Read more

Iranian police fire shots, teargas to disperse protests over building collapse

Iranian police fire shots, teargas to disperse protests over building collapse

General view at the site of a ten-storey building collapse in Abadan, Iran May 23, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register DUBAI, May 28 (Reuters) – Iranian police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to disperse another night of protests over … Read more