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IRAN on Saturday executed former top defence official and dual British national, Alireza Akbari, who was accused of spying for United Kingdom intelligence, the judiciary reported. Akbari was executed after being sentenced to death for “corruption on earth and harming the country’s internal and external security by passing on intelligence”, …

The world union of professional footballers FIFPRO said it was “shocked and sickened” by the risk of Iranian footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani being sentenced to death in connection with protests which have shaken the country for three months. Nasr-Azadani was arrested in the city of Isfahan two days after allegedly taking …

Iran has rejected a newly appointed sovereign United Nations investigation into the country’s anti-government protests which are fast degenerating into revolt and repression by the government. The rejection was made known by the foreign ministry’s spokesperson Nasser Kanaani on Monday, according to Reuters. “Iran will have no cooperation with the …

TALIBAN forces fired shots into the air on Thursday to disperse a women’s rally supporting protests in Iran over the death of a woman in the custody of morality police. Deadly protests have erupted in neighbouring Iran for the past two weeks, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while …

IRAN restricted Internet access, Thursday, after days of protests and unrest that have claimed at least 17 lives, following the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police. Public anger has flared in the Islamic republic over the death last week of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who …

IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL: Iran inches closer to nuclear deal as Western officials suggest progress made at reviving 2015 accord with world powers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4S-6Jeux8I Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday he was prepared to go to Vienna “immediately” to sign a deal with the US to revive the 2015 nuclear accord, …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a stark warning against China and Russia on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, urging Western allies to defend hard-won freedoms. “Western, free nations have a responsibility to deter threats to our people” from governments like …

The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a large crude oil inventory draw of 7.55 million barrels for the week ending June 20, but still coming in over analyst expectations of a much bigger 2.891-million barrel drawdown in inventories. Last week, the API reported a draw of 812,000 barrels. A day later, the EIA …

U.S.-Iran tension continues to rise over the attacked tankers in the Gulf of Oman, but oil traders no longer seem to be paying attention. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hit the cable news circuit over the weekend to blame Iranfor the tanker attacks and to drum up support for more …

Oil prices rose on Monday after Saudi Arabia said producer club OPEC and Russia were likely to keep withholding supplies, and in relief that the United States and Mexico averted a trade war that would have damaged the global economy. Front-month Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, …