Iran said on Monday that it is on track to create a new oil terminal on the Sea of Oman that would open a new export route for its crude and allow tankers to bypass the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Iran on track to open new oil terminal outside Gulf

Iran and the United States were close to establishing dialogue at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, but Washington disrupted the process, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said Monday.

We were close to dialogue with US but Trump govt disrupted it: Iran

A British-flagged tanker that was detained by Iran for 10 weeks, docked in Dubai on Saturday, after a standoff that has stoked tensions along a vital global shipping route for oil.

British tanker docks in Dubai after detention by Iran

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani discussed bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional and global developments of mutual interest during their bilateral meeting in New York.

Crucial India-Iran bilateral meet in New York

Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated on Thursday as Washington deployed more troops to the Gulf and Tehran, challenging its arch-enemy to provide evidence it attacked Saudi oil facilities.

US-Iran tensions ratchet up further despite UN efforts

Modi meets Rouhani: Key highlights of the bilateral meeting

Iran has started using advanced models of centrifuges to enrich uranium, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said Thursday, in a new breach of the faltering 2015 deal with world powers.

Iran uses advanced centrifuges in new nuclear deal breach: IAEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York on Thursday.

PM Modi to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Wednesday that the United States "pay more" for any agreement that goes beyond the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Washington abandoned.

Iran demands United States pay more for a 'wider deal'

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday called on all the relevant parties to enhance their sense of urgency and make all-out efforts to push for a political and diplomatic settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue.

Chinese foreign minister calls for international efforts to solve Iran nuclear issue

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for the immediate release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other dual nationals imprisoned in Iran during a meeting with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in New York on Tuesday, a Downing Street spokesperson said in a statement.

Britain's Johnson urges Rouhani to release imprisoned dual nationals

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he believed that the conditions for the leaders of the United States and Iran to meet were now in place, but the ball was now in their court to make it happen.

Macron says Trump, Rouhani know conditions for talks, but up to them to deliver

President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani speaks at the UNGA. To know more watch the video

President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani speaks at the UNGA

Hassan Rouhani to unveil operation 'Hope' in the Persian gulf

Iran Proposes Regional Peace Plan

European football's governing body (UEFA) said on Tuesday it would tell member clubs and national teams not to play games in countries where women do not have full access to stadiums.

UEFA tells teams not to play where women can't watch

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Monday. Macron plans to meet US President Donald Trump on Tuesday as he seeks to defuse tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Rouhani, Macron meet at UN summit

Iran said on Monday that a British-flagged oil tanker is "free" to leave more than two months after it was seized in the Gulf. "The legal process has finished and based on that the conditions for letting the oil tanker go free have been fulfilled and the oil tanker can move," government spokesman Ali Rabiei told a news conference.

Iran says seized British-flagged tanker 'free' to leave

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused Tehran of being behind attacks on Saudi oil installations, in remarks to reporters en route to New York where he will meet Iran's president.

Iran behind attacks on Saudi oil sites: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the presence of foreign forces creates "insecurity" in the Gulf, after the US ordered the deployment of more troops to the region.

After US deployed more troops, Rouhani says foreign forces create 'insecurity' in Gulf

The United States aims to avoid war with Iran and the additional troops ordered to be deployed in the Gulf region are for "deterrence and defense," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.

Pompeo says US mission is to avoid war with Iran but measures in place to deter

The chief executive of the Swedish firm that owns the Stena Impero, the British-flagged tanker detained by Tehran on July 19, said on Sunday he had been informed that the vessel may be released within a few hours.

Iran may release British-flagged tanker within hours: Swedish owner

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will present a plan for creating security in the Gulf in cooperation with other countries in the region when he attends the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week.

Iran to present plan for Gulf security at United Nations this week

If an investigation shows that last week's attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities was launched from Iranian territory, the kingdom would consider it an act of war, but Riyadh is currently seeking a peaceful resolution, a senior Saudi official said.

Saudi Arabia says if attack launched from Iran, it would be an act of war: Report

FIFA has been "assured" by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend the October World Cup qualifier in Tehran, Gianni Infantino, president of the body said on Sunday.

Iran has 'assured' women can attend qualifier: Gianni Infantino

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