U.S. Iran Tension
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U.S. response to drone attacks on Saudi oil sites ‘locked and loaded’: TrumpGlobal energy prices spiked on Monday after a weekend attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record, an assault for which U.S. President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. was “locked and loaded” to respond.WorldSep 16, 2019
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Baghdad ready to mediate between U.S., Iran if askedMohamad Halbousi's comments, carried by state TV, came shortly after Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Baghdad beginning a two-day visit.WorldMay 25, 2019
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Trump defies Congress, completes $8B weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, UAEU.S. President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.WorldMay 25, 2019
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German mediator heads to Iran amid escalating tensions with U.S.A senior German diplomat headed Thursday to Tehran to press Iran to continue to respect the landmark nuclear deal, despite the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. and increasing pressure from Washington.WorldMay 23, 2019
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Pentagon plan could send up to 10,000 troops to the Middle East: U.S. officialsU.S. officials say the Pentagon will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more American troops to the Middle East to beef up defences against potential Iranian threats.WorldMay 22, 2019
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Saudis say they don’t want war, but will not hesitate to defend themselves against IranAdel al-Jubeir, the minister of state for foreign affairs, spoke a week after four oil tankers-- two of them Saudi-- were targeted in an alleged act of sabotage off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.WorldMay 19, 2019
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International community raises concerns over possible U.S.-Iran escalationInternational worries flared into the open Tuesday that the Trump administration is sliding toward war with Tehran amid skepticism about its claims that Iran poses a growing threat to the U.S. and its allies in the Persian Gulf and beyond .WorldMay 14, 2019
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