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US President Donald Trump said Monday he could not rule out a meeting with Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani at the United Nations this week, but no encounter was yet scheduled. (Photo: File)

Trump says Rouhani meeting not scheduled as speculation swirls

Macron said if Trump became convinced he could get something from meeting with Rouhani, he could decide to go ahead at very short notice.

24 Sep 2019 12:54 PM

Tensions have flared in the Gulf since May when Iran began reducing its commitments under the nuclear deal and the US deployed military assets to the region. (Photo: AFP)

Iran president Hassan Rouhani leaves for UN to win support against US

‘It is essential for us to take part in the UN General Assembly and talk at various levels,’ he said at Tehran's Mehrabad airport.

23 Sep 2019 2:53 PM

If an investigation shows that last week's attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities was launched from Iranian territory, the kingdom would consider it an act of war, but Riyadh is currently seeking a peaceful resolution, a senior Saudi official said. (Photo: File)

‘If attack launched from Iran, will consider it act of war’: Saudi Arabia

Riyadh has rejected a claim by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement that it carried out the strikes.

22 Sep 2019 1:09 PM

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the presence of foreign forces creates “insecurity” in the Gulf, after the US ordered the deployment of more troops to the region. (Photo: AP)

‘Foreign forces raise Gulf insecurity’: Hassan Rouhani

Rouhani said Iran would present a plan for peace to the United Nations in the coming days.

22 Sep 2019 12:31 PM

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Saturday that any country that attacks the Islamic republic will see its territory turn into the conflict's "main battlefield". (Photo: File)

Any country that attacks us will turn into ‘main battlefield’: Iran

Salami was speaking at Tehran's Islamic Revolution and Holy Defence museum during the unveiling of an exhibition.

21 Sep 2019 4:44 PM

"In response to the kingdom's request, the president has approved the deployment of US forces, which will be defensive in nature and primarily focussed on air and missile defence," US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said at a news briefing. (Photo: File)

Confident of 'Iran's hand' in oil plants attack, US to send troops to Saudi

The United States is also considering keeping an aircraft carrier in the region indefinitely.

21 Sep 2019 10:05 AM

The mounting pressure has brought divisions within Iraq’s pro-Iranian factions into the open, threatening to upend a fragile government coalition and a rare reprieve from the violence that has plagued the country for years. (Photo: AP | File)

Iraq’s stability on the line as US, Iran tensions soar

Nowhere is that being felt more than in Iraq, where Shia forces linked to Iran pose a growing challenge to government authority.

20 Sep 2019 7:12 PM

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday displayed remnants of what it described as Iranian drones and cruise missiles used in an attack on Saudi oil facilities, saying they were "undeniable" evidence of Iranian aggression. (Photo: screengrab)

Saudi displays arms, says drone attack ‘unquestionably’ sponsored by Iran

Eighteen drones and 3 missiles were launched at world's largest oil processing facility, but the missiles 'fell short', Malki said.

19 Sep 2019 1:25 PM

Yemen's Houthi group, an ally of Iran, had claimed responsibility for attacks on Saudi oil plants. (Photo: screengrab)

Played no role in Saudi attacks: Iran officially denies claims made by US

Saturday's attacks on Saudi energy giant Aramco's Abqaiq processing plant and Khurais oil field halved the kingdom's oil output.

18 Sep 2019 4:53 PM

President Donald Trump declared Monday it "looks" like Iran was behind the explosive attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. (Photo: File)

‘Looks like Iran struck Saudi oilfields,’ says Trump; Rules out immediate military option

But he stressed that military retaliation was not yet on the table in response to the strike against a key US Mideast ally.

17 Sep 2019 3:19 PM

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he has no meeting scheduled with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York later this month. (Photo: File)

No meeting scheduled with Rouhani: Donald Trump

On Saturday, air attacks targeted Abqaiq, site of largest oil processing plant run by Aramco and the Khurais oilfield.

17 Sep 2019 1:32 PM

President Donald Trump said Sunday the US is "locked and loaded" to respond to an attack on Saudi oil infrastructure that Washington has blamed on Iran, as Riyadh raced to restart operations at plants hit by drone attacks. (Photo: File)

Trump says US 'locked and loaded' to respond to Saudi oil attack

Saudi Arabia has spent billions on military hardware but recent events have underscored the vulnerability of its infrastructure to attack.

16 Sep 2019 8:01 AM

Iran on Sunday dismissed as "meaningless" US accusations it was behind drone attacks on Saudi oil installations, suggesting Washington was seeking a pretext to retaliate against the Islamic republic. (Photo: AFP)

Iran refutes US claims over Saudi attacks, says 'fruitless and blind'

Since the withdrawal, the United States has slapped crippling sanctions on Iran as part of a campaign of 'maximum pressure'.

15 Sep 2019 2:56 PM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is blaming Iran for drone attacks Saturday against Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure. (Photo: File)

US claims Iran responsible for attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil factories

Pompeo says the US calls on all nations to 'condemn Iran's attacks.'

15 Sep 2019 9:21 AM

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he believes that Iran's leadership wants a meeting, adding to expectations that he is trying to arrange a summit with his Iranian counterpart at the upcoming UN assembly. (Photo: File)

'Can tell you Iran wants to meet,' says Donald Trump

Trump has repeatedly indicated he is ready to meet with President Hassan Rouhani.

13 Sep 2019 11:57 AM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran against further uranium enrichment but left open the possibility the US could lift sanctions to pave the way to a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: File)

Trump warns Iran but doesn't rule out lifting sanctions, terms situation 'very dangerous'

Rouhani has dismissed meeting with Trump, insisting that Washington must lift the sanctions it has imposed on Iran.

12 Sep 2019 3:37 PM

The tension between Iran and the US has been soaring since the day US President Donald Trump decided to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. (Photo: AP)

Iran rebuffs US talk of Trump-Rouhani meeting

The idea of meeting was floated by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been spearheading European efforts to de-escalate tension.

11 Sep 2019 3:49 PM

Since ditching the nuclear deal, calling it skewed to Iran's advantage, Trump has reimposed sanctions to strangle its vital oil trade and force Tehran to accept stricter limits on its nuclear activity, curb its ballistic missile programme and end its support for proxy forces around the Middle East. (Photo: File)

US will impose sanction whoever purchases Iran's oil: official

Iran's crude oil exports were slashed by more than 80 pc due to re-imposed sanctions by US after Trump exited Iran's 2015 nuclear deal.

09 Sep 2019 12:16 PM

President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that the new steps included abandoning all limits set by the 2015 deal to Iran's nuclear research and development. (Photo: File)

Iran will announce details of latest nuclear move on Saturday

Iran and three European countries -- Britain, France and Germany -- have been engaged in talks to try to save the nuclear deal.

06 Sep 2019 10:18 AM

The Adrian Darya 1 was held for six weeks by the British overseas territory of Gibraltar on suspicion that it was set to deliver oil from Iran to its main Arab ally Syria -- a violation of European Union sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad’s iron-fisted regime. (Representational Image)

US offered millions to Indian captain in bid to seize Iranian tanker

US has unilaterally threatened sanctions aimed at ending all oil sales by Iran in bid to diminish the clerical regime’s regional influence.

05 Sep 2019 1:57 PM

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