Baghdad (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 - Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, announced that over a dozen agreements were signed with Iraq on Wednesday during his visit to the neighbouring country.
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 - Iran and Iraq on Wednesday signed more than a dozen agreements to deepen already strong ties as Masoud Pezeshkian visited Baghdad on his first foreign trip as president of the Islamic republic.
Basra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 11, 2018 - Iran's ambassador to Iraq opened a new consulate for his country in the southern city of Basra on Tuesday, four days after its old mission building was torched by protesters.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 21, 2021 - Iran's oil minister has appointed a special envoy for Iraqi affairs, a first for the Islamic republic which is seeking $5 billion in arrears from its neighbour for gas exports.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 4, 2012 - Iran is the only power that can secure the oil-rich Gulf, a Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday, adding that the reinforced US navy presence in the waterway was causing regional instability.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 21, 2019 - Any country that attacks Iran will become the main battlefield, the Revolutionary Guards warned Saturday after Washington ordered reinforcements to the Gulf following attacks on Saudi oil installations it blames on Tehran.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 10, 2020 - The Iranian navy began a three-day exercise in the Sea of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, deploying an array of warships, drones and missiles.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 4, 2012 - Iran has problems exporting its oil, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admitted on Tuesday, but he said his government was determined to overcome that and other challenges posed by Western economic sanctions.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 27, 2019 - Iran's foreign ministry on Friday condemned new United States sanctions against China and Russia, saying they endanger international trade security.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 14, 2016 - Despite hopes of a new dawn for Iran's economy after nuclear-related sanctions were lifted, major Western banks are reluctant to do business with the Islamic republic for fear of US retribution.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 16, 2008 - Iran has the power to control the Gulf as no vessel can cross the vital seaway without coming in range of its sophisticated weaponry, a top aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 9, 2007 - High domestic consumption is harming Iran's oil industry on top of international financial pressures linked to its nuclear programme, a top oil official was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 22, 2019 - President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday denounced the presence of foreign forces in the Gulf and said Iran will present a peace plan, after its arch-foe Washington ordered reinforcements to the tense region.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 - An industry body for sustainable palm oil on Thursday accused Indonesian giant Sinar Mas of breaching its principles, and warned that it could face expulsion.
Sydney (AFP) Sept 21, 2022 - A group of Indigenous Australians won a historic legal case against Santos on Wednesday, with the country's Federal Court tearing up the energy giant's approval to drill in the Timor Sea.
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 03, 2013 - India's foreign minister told energy firms Tuesday to be more adventurous in searching for global oil supplies as a report warned of a likely large rise in the country's fuel import needs.
