Posts Tagged: Iran Oil
Flags of Inconvenience: Noose Tightens Around Iranian Shipping
Somewhere on its journey from the waters off Iran, around Africa's southern tip and into the Mediterranean, the Grace 1 oil tanker lost the flag under...
Iran’s Ability to Influence Oil Market is Limited: US’s Perry
The rise in new suppliers of oil and gas has reduced the ability of Iran to influence global oil markets, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry...
Iran Says It Has Seized Foreign Oil Tanker in Gulf
Iran said on Thursday it had seized a foreign tanker smuggling fuel in the Gulf, and the US military commander in the region said the United...
Tehran Fumes as Britain Seizes Iranian Oil Tanker Over Syria Sanctions
British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a...
Has Iran Called the American Bluff?
JNS.org - Iran’s hostile messages to the United States reached new heights when an American spy drone was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
Trump Blames Iran for Tanker Attacks, Fears of Confrontation Rise
US President Donald Trump blamed Iran on Friday for attacks on two oil tankers at the entrance to the Gulf despite Tehran's denials, raising fears of a...
US Blames Iran for Tanker Attacks in Gulf of Oman
Two oil tankers were attacked on Thursday and left adrift in the Gulf of Oman, driving up oil prices and stoking fears of a new...
Tanker Attacks in Gulf of Oman Stoke Security and Oil Fears
Two oil tankers were attacked and left adrift on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, driving up oil prices and stoking fears of a new...
Rouhani: Japan Wants to Keep Buying Iranian Oil
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tehran on Wednesday that Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil, as tension...
Iran Warns Any Clash in the Gulf Would Push Oil Prices Above $100
US military vessels in the Gulf are within range of Iranian missiles, a top military aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on...
Iran Insists on Ramping Up Oil Sales to Stay in Nuclear Pact, Sources Say
Iran insists on exporting at least 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil, triple May's expected levels under US sanctions, as a condition for...
Iran Using All Resources to Sell Oil in ‘Grey Market’: Deputy Minister
Iran has mobilized all its resources to sell oil in a "grey market," bypassing US sanctions that Tehran sees as illegitimate, state media quoted Deputy...
Oil Minister: Iran Will Respond if OPEC Members Threaten Its Interests
Iran will respond if other OPEC members threaten its interests, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Thursday amid rising pressures from Washington to bring Iranian...
OPEC Tries to Depoliticize Oil, Barkindo Says in Tehran
OPEC tries to depoliticize oil, the producer group's secretary-general was quoted by the Iranian Oil Ministry as saying on Thursday, following accusations by Iran that...
