Iran
Europe’s Iran nuclear deal policy “insolent” says Khamenei
Jibe follows meeting of EU foreign ministers at which delicate question of accepting Iranian oil in barter trades arose.
Iranian oil tanker detained by Royal Marines in Gibraltar
Marines surrounded and detained the Panamanian-flagged supertanker The Grace 1 on suspicion of carrying oil to Syria’s Banyas port.
BRICKS AND MORTAR: Tehran emigrants price locals out of the market in satellite cities
Residents of cities and towns around Tehran are reporting sharp increases in rents due to the influx of people from the big city.
Iranian Guardian Council clears EEU temporary free trade agreement
Iran’s top legal vetting committee, the Guardian Council, has confirmed the bill of temporary agreement for launching a free trade agreement between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), according to Mehr News Agency on June 27.
Iranian president says White House “afflicted by mental retardation”
Hits out at Trump administration’s “outrageous and idiotic” decision to impose sanctions on supreme leader and foreign minister. US president bristles, tweets threats of "obliteration".
Trump tells world to ‘wait and see’ how US will respond to Iran shooting down drone
Anxieties over conflict in Middle East grow as day also sees Iranian-backed Houthis hitting Saudi desalination plant with apparently sophisticated missile.
Iran cranks up nuclear deal pressure with “20%” uranium threat
Tehran demands economic help from Europe to persuade it away from path that would wreck accord. US accuses Iranians of atomic “extortion”.