Israel's military said it carried out strikes on Iranian targets in Syria early Monday after it intercepted a rocket fired from Syrian territory hours before. It said in a statement it was "currently striking" the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force in Syria and warned Syria's military against "attempting to harm Israeli territory or forces".

Israel says it has again hit Iranian targets in Syria

Japan has started the process of importing Iranian oil, which was suspended due to US sanctions, the governor of Iran's central bank said on Monday. The resumption of oil imports comes after Tokyo was granted a waiver from US sanctions that went into effect in November.

Iran says Japan has started process of importing Iranian oil

Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday targetted US National Security Advisor John Bolton in a tweet and called him a "bully." In a tweet, Zarif posted screenshots of two media reports, a decade apart, on Bolton calling for an air strike on Iran.

Iran's foreign minister calls Bolton 'bully', targets him with '10-year challenge'

Iran will keep military forces in Syria, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, defying Israeli threats that they might be targeted if they do not leave the country.

Will keep military forces in Syria despite Israeli threats, says Iran

Iran's bid to launch a satellite has failed, Telecoms Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi said on Tuesday, after it ignored US warnings to avoid such activity.

Iran satellite launch fails after US warning

US President Donald J Trump’s threat to devastate Turkey’s economy if Turkish troops attack Syrian Kurds, allied with the United States in the wake of the announced withdrawal of American forces, potentially serves his broader goal of letting regional forces fight for common goals like countering Iranian influence in Syria.

Syrian Kurds: The new frontline in confronting Iran and Turkey

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday urged Iran to quickly remove its forces from neighbouring Syria or face continued attacks on them by Israel.

Netanyahu tells Iran to get out of Syria 'fast' or face more attacks

'In the coming days we will launch two satellites into space,' President Hassan Rouhani said during a trip to the northeastern Golestan province.

Iran to launch two satellites in 'coming days': President Hassan Rouhani

A military cargo plane crashed near the Iranian capital Tehran, the army said on Monday, with local media reporting at least 10 people onboard. The Fars news agency, considered close to the military, said there were 16 people onboard and that only the flight engineer had survived.

Cargo plane crashes in Iran, 10 feared dead

A letter envoy Richard Grenell sent to several businesses 'reminds that any company operating in the Russian energy export pipeline sector... is in danger under CAATSA of US sanctions,' an embassy spokesman said.

US threatens sanctions over Russia-Germany gas pipeline

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel had at the weekend carried out an air strike on Iranian weapons in Syria, a rare public confirmation of such attacks.

Israel says it has hit Iranian target in Syria with air strike

Pakistan is traversing minefields as it concludes agreements on investment, the balance of payments support and delayed payment oil deliveries with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates worth $13 billion that is likely to fawn growing distrust in its relations with neighbouring Iran.

Saudi aid puts Pakistan-Iran relations on the spot

The United States is not looking to grant more waivers for Iranian oil imports after the reimposition of US sanctions, the US special representative for Iran said on Saturday, underlining Washington's push to choke off Tehran's income.

India is major buyer of Iran oil, US says it may not waive sanctions after May 

Iran confirmed on Wednesday it had arrested an American, confirming US media reports about a case that risks further worsening relations with Washington. The New York Times reported on Monday that Michael White, a 46-year-old US Navy veteran, was arrested while visiting Iran and had been held since July on unspecified charges.

Iran arrests US navy veteran

Major powers like the US and Russia have been reaching out to the Taliban as part of efforts to push the stalled Afghan peace process.

Iran ready to use influence over Taliban to bring peace to Afghanistan: Diplomatic sources

US sanctions are putting unprecedented pressure on Iranians while "first class idiots" are running Washington's policy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday.

'First class idiots' running Washington policy: Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei

An Israeli former cabinet minister admitted to spying for Iran on Wednesday in a plea deal in exchange for an 11-year prison sentence, the Israeli Justice Ministry said.

Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran in exchange for prison sentence

Foreign ministers of six countries will be in Delhi this week. Australian, Japanese, Nepalese, Mongolian, Spanish and Iranian foreign ministers will be in the national capital on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue.

Foreign ministers of 6 countries in Delhi this week

The US decision to withdraw troops from Syria will not jeopardise Washington`s efforts to counter threats in the region, which come from Iran and Islamic State, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.

US withdrawal from Syria does not jeopardise efforts to counter Iran, Pompeo says

India is hopeful to fully operationalise the strategic Chabahar port in the Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran and the government has allowed an Iranian bank to open a branch in Mumbai for related transactions, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Tuesday.

India to fully operationalise Chabahar port; Iranian bank branch to open in Mumbai: Gadkari 

Chabahar is back in the news after a hiatus of about two years. The contexts of its importance are several but the first one in the current milieu is the fact that despite President Donald Trump’s avowed sanctions on everything related to Iran, India’s Chabahar-based relationship with Tehran has received a waiver.

Iran: A port of call for India

All countries that were granted waivers from the United States to continue buying a certain amount of Iranian oil imports are complying with US sanctions, a senior Iranian energy official said, noting that Tehran was hopeful to find new buyers.

Iran says despite US sanctions, it has found new 'potential' oil buyers

US warns Iran against its upcoming space launches

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to cooperate with Israel over Syria and in countering Iran in the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump plans to withdraw U.

Mike Pompeo says cooperation with Israel over Syria and Iran to continue

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