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A new peace declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan, brokered by the US, aims to transform the Caucasus, but faces significant obstacles from Russia, Iran, and unresolved internal issues.
His deals are informed by hyper-transactional dealmaking.
Without Libya, Iran and Venezuela, which are freed from output cuts, the volume of production by countries of the alliance stood at 36.479 mln barrels per day ...
Iranian forces have seized a tanker suspected of smuggling cheap fuel out of the country. The Mehr news agency said the ...
Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister Hamid Bovard has not stepped down from his post as head of the National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC), the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on August 11, two weeks after ...
Ships carrying Chinese cars are using the Red Sea and Suez Canal even as other vessels still sail around Africa in fear of ...
Major oil producer Iraq began gradually restoring power on Monday, the state news agency reported citing the electricity ministry, after a power outage hit central and southern regions of the country.
President Trump’s announcement of sweeping new tariffs on India, totaling 50%, should dispel illusions that the US–India ...
Power and water outages have combined with record-breaking heat. Three Iranians tell us how they’ve had to adjust.
T HE SOUTH CAUCASUS is a mosaic of warring rivals and closed borders. Lookout posts and bunkers dot its frontiers. On August ...
Iranian crude builds up offshore as over 30 million barrels float near Malaysia, the highest in more than five years.
Despite strong Sino-Iranian ties, the Middle East’s importance for China’s economy, and Beijing’s growing diplomatic profile in the region, the PRC government generally stood aside during the ...