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The Trump administration has put into place a punishing new wave of sanctions against Iran that targets critical components of the Iranian economy from banks to energy, shipping and insurance. From the start of his administration, President Donald Trump...

The United States and Iran seem to be on the verge of a historic agreement that puts limits on Iran’s nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief for its ailing economy. Thus will begin the slow process of rehabilitation and integration of Iran into...

Last month, six weeks after implementation of the Iranian nuclear accord, parliamentary elections gave Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and reformist politicians a clear mandate. Despite recent successes, though, Rouhani can hardly rest on his laurels....

With a nuclear deal done with Iran, attention shifts to its impact on regional security. The nuclear agreement will ensure that a barrier to dialogue with Iran is removed. In the short term, its regional impact will be minimal, but over time the agreement...

Russia’s recent move to cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine was a terse reminder to Europe that, if it continues to pressure Russia in what it considers its backyard, then the disruption of Europe’s vulnerable gas supplies might be next. This dramatic...

The Trump administration is moving ahead with its ban on the popular Chinese apps WeChat and TikTok. This is a significant step in what has become a growing consensus in Washington that the two largest economies in the world need to create a different...

Lead Director RAK Petroleum PCL, Amir Handjani talks to RT International about the appointment of a new energy minister in Saudi Arabia, as well shares some ...

Iran unleashed an angry broadside this weekend reacting to the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, a deal signaling deeper cooperation between the Jewish state and Gulf Arabs to counter Tehran as it...

The US has warned Iran to respect people's right to protest as rare anti-government rallies, which began over the high cost of living, grip cities in the Islamic Republic. About 300 people protested in Kermanshah, a city in western Iran, on Friday, according...