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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, …

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday vowed revenge for twin attacks by the Islamic State group in Tehran, and said Washington and Riyadh were “involved”. “The Revolutionary Guards have always proven that they will never allow the blood of innocents to be spilt without revenge,” they said in a statement. …

Oil prices rose on Thursday with Brent briefly topping $50 thanks to a weaker dollar and a drop in US crude stockpiles, traders said. Brent North Sea crude reached $50.05 a barrel — breaching $50 for the first time since early last month. Later around 1230 GMT, Brent North Sea …

A man convicted of murdering a 4-year-old girl was publicly hung at a bus terminal in western Iran on Monday, a report said. The man was sentenced to death having been found guilty of raping and killing the girl before hiding her body under a highway bridge in May. The …