The United States has made a bad mistake by politicizing oil and using it as a weapon, Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said in a parliamentary session on Tuesday, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported. Continue reading →

The Trump administration on Monday told five nations — Japan, South Korea, Turkey, China and India — that they will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran. Continue reading →

North Korea said on Thursday it no longer wanted to deal with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and said he should be replaced in talks by someone more mature, hours after it announced its first weapons test since nuclear talks broke down. Continue reading →

The Trump administration has decided to allow lawsuits against foreign companies connected to properties seized from American firms during the Cuban revolution. Continue reading →

Russia is ready to take part in bilateral talks with the United States over the issue of Venezuela, Russia’s foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart late on Saturday. Continue reading →

A defiant return by Guaido to steer protests against Maduro would test the resolve of a socialist government that says the 35-year-old National Assembly leader left the country illegally. Continue reading →

“Ms. Hoda Muthana is not a U.S. citizen and will not be admitted into the United States,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Continue reading →

Heather Nauert said that “the past two months have been grueling for my family and therefore it is in the best interest of my family that I withdraw my name from consideration.” Continue reading →

“America is not covering up for a murder,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters at the U.S. Embassy in Budapest. Continue reading →