Iranian lawmakers have finalized a draft legislation mandating an immediate ban on oil exports to Europe, preempting the European Union’s embargo on Iranian oil six months before it sets in. “As long as the EU doesn’t lift the oil embargo, we won’t give them a drop of...
The Pentagon has decided that its largest conventional bomb isn't capable of destroying Iran's underground nuclear enrichment facilities and has ordered efforts to make it more powerful. The 30,000-pound "bunker-buster" bomb, known as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator,...
Israeli DM: World Must Move Against Iran Before Military Strike ‘Too Late’ | Speculation grows about oft-threatened Israeli attack
Israeli Finance Minister Pushes Naval, Aerial Blockade of Iran | ‘No one can go out’ insists Steinitz
Iran is preempting the European Union's embargo on their oil, deciding to cut off exports to Europe six months before the embargo is set to take place. The EU embargo on Iranian oil, pushed stringently by the United States, was delayed for six months to let...
Report: 62 Killed as Arab League Pushes Syria Plan at UN | Rebel faction kidnaps Iranian pilgrims, broadcasts ‘confession’
A prominent member of the Saudi royal family has called for a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, warning of the potential for a nuclear arms race in the region. Prince Turki Al Faisal urged the five permanent U.N. Security Council members to guarantee a...
The European Union embargo on Iranian oil imports that was pushed for aggressively by the U.S. is aimed at reducing the risk of conflict and stressing the need for peace talks, according to British Foreign Secretary William Hague. "This is not a set of actions...
EU Agrees on ‘Gradual’ Iran Oil Embargo | FMs: Full oil ban to be in place by July
Greece is pleading with its allies in the European Union to ease the forthcoming complete ban on Iranian-imported oil, complicating a U.S.-led international sanctions regime aimed at crippling Iran's economy and political leadership. EU diplomats are confident that...
