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  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2019
    US accuses Iran of lying about oil delivery to Syria 

    Mike Pompeo calls on EU to hold Tehran accountable for violating sanctions

  • Sunday, 6 October, 2019
    Middle Eastern companies
    Blow for Iran as Chinese oil group pulls out of flagship gas field project

    Exit of CNPC spells further hit to economy already being damaged by US sanctions

  • Saturday, 5 October, 2019
    Iran releases foreign travel bloggers

    All charges dropped against UK-Australian and her Australian partner but other westerners remain in jail

  • Friday, 4 October, 2019
    Cyber Security
    Microsoft says Iran tried to hack 2020 campaign

    Unidentified campaign was among targets of Tehran-linked group, researchers found

  • Friday, 4 October, 2019
    Iran’s stock market outstrips global rivals

    Tehran bourse is best performer over 12 months as savers seek refuge from inflation

  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran’s Rouhani says path open for nuclear talks

    President says French initiative could form ‘acceptable’ base to restart negotiations

  • Monday, 30 September, 2019
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Impoverished Iranians leave Tehran for a cheaper life

    Unable to make ends meet as US sanctions hit the economy, residents flee the cities

  • Monday, 30 September, 2019
    Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud
    Mohammed bin Salman warns of skyrocketing oil prices

    Saudi crown prince calls for action against Iran to prevent damage to world economy

  • Sunday, 29 September, 2019
    Anwar Gargash
    How to reduce Gulf tensions with Iran

    There is an opening for Tehran to reach a new understanding with its neighbours

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 27 September, 2019
    Seized British tanker leaves Iran and heads for Dubai

    Steno Impero’s seizure by Iran sparked crisis over security of oil shipments in strait

  • Thursday, 26 September, 2019
    News in Focus podcast14 min listen
    Why would Iran attack Saudi Aramco's oil facilities?

    What are the repercussions for the region and the oil markets?

  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
    Oil
    US blacklists Chinese companies for shipping Iran oil

    Washington turns up pressure as it tries to shut off Tehran’s crude exports

  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
    Iran’s Rouhani accuses US of ‘merciless economic terrorism’

    Tehran will not negotiate with Washington with sanctions in place, leader tells UN

  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
    David Gardner
    Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against Iran has backfired

    Pulling out of the nuclear deal has emboldened Tehran and exposed Saudi Arabia

  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2019
    US foreign policy
    Trump castigates Iran’s ‘repressive regime’ at UN

    President vows to defend US interests as he grapples with crises at home and abroad

  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2019
    Iran nuclear deal
    Boris Johnson urges Iran to back a new ‘Trump deal’

    Comments come as Paris, Berlin and London blame Tehran for attacks on Saudi oil plants

  • Monday, 23 September, 2019
    Iran to release UK tanker seized in Strait of Hormuz

    Stena Impero allowed to leave amid mounting tensions between Tehran and West

  • Monday, 23 September, 2019
    UK politics & policy
    Boris Johnson says Britain ready to help defend Saudi oil

    UK prime minister set to join US in blaming Iran for attacks on Aramco facilities

  • Monday, 23 September, 2019
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran says Trump has ‘closed the door’ to talks

    Adding central bank to terrorist list means talks have no prospects, Zarif says

  • Saturday, 21 September, 2019
    US foreign policy
    US to send weapons and troops to Saudi Arabia

    Donald Trump orders ‘defensive’ deployment to boost air defences following Riyadh request

  • Friday, 20 September, 2019
    FT CollectionsThe Saudi oil attack
    Why Saudi attacks changed the calculations on regional security

    The drone and missile strikes wrought huge disruption on the kingdom’s oil industry and exposed its vulnerability to the US-Iran row

  • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
    US issues visa to Iran’s president for UN General Assembly

    Officials continue to debate response to alleged Iranian attack on Saudi oil facilities

  • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
    Pompeo calls Saudi attack an ‘act of war’

    Trump administration prepares to impose tougher Iran sanctions in response

  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
    AnalysisYemen
    Oil attack highlights Riyadh’s flawed Yemen strategy

    Yemen war stalemate weighs on Saudi Arabia’s security and economic prospects

  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
    Roula Khalaf
    When Donald Trump discovered the real Middle East

    The US president is learning the hard way that it is easier to start a crisis than to control one

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