‘Sultan of Coins’: Iran executes gold market launderer and accomplice

AFP | Iran executed a trader dubbed the "Sultan of Coins" and his accomplice on Wednesday for exploiting a surge in gold demand from savers...

Iran’s master plan to isolate the US

M K Bhadrakumar | The new kids on the block are unaware that not a year had passed since the Islamic Revolution in Iran 40...

Why Muhammad Bin Salman hates Iran?

Abdul Rasool Syed | All cold wars have the potential to suddenly turn hot, probably only for a moment before the leaderships ‘turn off the...

US warns to stay away from Iranian shipping

AFP | The United States on Wednesday warned all ports and insurance companies to steer clear of Iranian ships, which it called a "floating liability"...

Regional rivalries threaten Iran-Pakistan Relations

Fatemeh Aman | A recent abduction of border security forces along the Iran-Pakistan border in southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan province is testing Iran-Pakistan relations. Iran has suggested...

Targeting Gwadar? US exempts Chabahar from sanctions

AFP | The United States said Tuesday it would exempt Iran's Indian-backed port of Chabahar from new sanctions on Tehran, recognizing the value of the...

US vows ‘relentless’ sanctions as Iran remains defiant

AFP | The United States vowed Monday to be "relentless" in countering Iran as sweeping sanctions took effect, but the Islamic republic defiantly promised to...

Iran vows to ‘proudly bypass’ US sanctions

AFP | Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic "will proudly bypass sanctions" by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the...

China to continue Iran trade despite new US sanctions

AFP | China denounced new US sanctions targeting Iran's oil and financial sectors as "long-arm jurisdiction" on Monday and vowed to continue its bilateral trade...

US sanctions on Iran, ‘toughest ever,’ take force Monday

AFP | The United States is reimposing punitive measures targeting the Iranian oil and financial sectors in what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called...

Iran seeks to leverage diplomatic goodwill

AFP | As it braces for the return of a US-enforced oil embargo on Monday, Iran can take comfort in how much stronger its diplomatic...

Trump has ‘disgraced’ US prestige: Iran’s Khamenei

AFP | Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that President Donald Trump has "disgraced" US prestige and would be the ultimate loser from...