India wants to keep buying Iranian oil at its current level of about 300,000 barrels per day (bpd), as it negotiates with Washington about extending a waiver of US sanctions past early May, two sources in India with knowledge of the matter said.

Amid rising trade tensions with US, India seeks to extend Iran oil sanctions waiver

The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) held its first meeting in Vienna on Wednesday since the establishment of the European Union's (EU) so-called special purpose vehicle (SPV) designed to facilitate trade with Iran.

Iran nuclear deal joint commission meets in Vienna without US

The United States supports "dictators, butchers and extremists" in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a Twitter post-Wednesday in a response to US President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech.

US supports 'dictators, butchers and extremists' in Middle East: Iran

US allies in the Middle East risk an uprising by their "humiliated citizens" if they continue to rely on Washington, a top Iranian security official warned Sunday in comments carried by state media.

US allies in Middle East risk uprisings by 'humiliated citizens': Iran

Iran is merging four military-linked banks and another financial institution with the country's oldest bank to boost efficiency and help stabilise the sector, the central bank said on Saturday, as the economy reels under US sanctions.

Iran merging military-linked banks to stabilise sector

Saudi Arabia plans to become a major gas exporter within a decade raise questions about what the real goal of the kingdom’s policy, and by extension that of the United States, is towards Iran.

Saudi Arabia tends to intensify efforts to isolate Iran

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the urbane, US-educated architect of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, announced his resignation unexpectedly on Monday on Instagram.

Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif announces unexpected resignation on Instagram

In a big boost to regional connectivity, Afghanistan will from Sunday start sending its goods to India via the Chabahar port in Iran. Afghan president Ashraf Ghani along with Indian ambassador to Afghanistan Vinay Kumar will be present at the event which will take place in the western Afghan city of Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province bordering Iran.

Afghanistan begins sending goods to Iran's Chabahar port, final destination is India

Iran successfully tested a cruise missile on Sunday during naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's state media reported, at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.

Iran says successfully fires missile from submarine in Gulf war games

Iran is to launch a three-day annual navy drill from Friday in a vast area of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean including a sensitive global shipping route, state TV reported on Thursday.

Iran announces 3-day navy drill from Gulf to Indian Ocean

The man who carried out a suicide bombing which killed 27 members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards near the border with Pakistan last week was Pakistani, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday, according to the Tasnim news agency.

Suicide bomber who killed 27 elite guards was from Pakistan: Iran's Guards commander

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India has demonstrated lack of faith throughout the proceedings, alleges Pakistan at ICJ Pakistan on Tuesday responded to India at the International Court of Justice(ICJ) in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, insisting that the Indian Navy officer was a "spy" and not a businessman.

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Iran's exports of crude oil were higher than expected in January and are at least holding steady this month, according to tanker data and industry sources, as some customers have increased purchases due to waivers from US sanctions.

Despite sanctions, Iran's oil exports rise in early 2019

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said Monday it has arrested three "terrorists" involved in last week's deadly suicide bomb attack on security forces in southeastern Iran.

Iran arrests 3 'terrorists' for suicide bomb attack

Days after a terror attack in the southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan that killed 27 revolutionary guards, Iran on Sunday summoned Pakistan ambassador Riffat Masood to lodge a formal protest.

After India, Iran lashes out on Pakistan on terror front; summons Pak envoy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran Tuesday that Israeli missiles can travel "very far", on the eve of a conference in Poland about peace and security in the Middle East.

Israel warns Iran that its missiles can travel 'very far'

Iran has stood ready to support the Lebanese government and provide all-around military aid, said Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Monday at a press conference after talks with Lebanese foreign minister Gebran Bassil.

Iranian FM offers Lebanon all-round military aid in Beirut

By Naser Ghobadzadeh Iran’s ruling clergy are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1979 revolution, during which Shi'ite Islamists, led by religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini, toppled Mohammad Reza Shah’s secular monarchy.

Forty years on from the Iranian revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?

Iran's president on Monday insisted "enemy" plots against the country would fail as vast crowds marked 40 years since the Islamic revolution at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.

Mammoth crowds mark 40th anniversary of Iran revolution

WION Dispatch, 11th February, 2019

A senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that Iran would demolish cities in Israel to the ground if the United States attacked the Islamic Republic.

Iran says it will 'raze Tel Aviv to the ground' if attacked by US: IRNA

When the global oil trading industry gathered for its biggest annual meeting in Asia in September last year, US oil producing companies came well prepared. US giant Exxon Mobil and European rival Royal Dutch/Shell prepared brochures for oil buyers detailing various US crude grades and why they were suitable to replace part of Asia's long-standing supplies from the Middle East, Africa and Russia.

With Iran squeezed out, US oil takes on new rivals in Europe

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran was determined to expand its military power and ballistic missile programme despite mounting pressure from hostile countries to curb Iran's defensive work, state TV reported.

Iran to continue expanding military might, missile work: President Hassan Rouhani

Iran is waiting for Lebanon to show a desire to accept its military assistance, Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday, reiterating an offer of support to the US-backed Lebanese military.

Iran awaits Lebanese 'desire' to accept its military aid: Foreign minister

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