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Russia mulls $50bn Iran oil spend as US sanctions loomRussia is ready to invest as much as $50 billion in Iran's oil industry even as Western majors are pulling out of deals with the republic amid the threat of US sanctions, reported Bloomberg citing a senior Iranian official. &n More… |
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US imposes sanctions on Russia for election hackingUS President Barack Obama on Thursday authorised a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of US officials and cyber operations aimed at the US election in 2016. “Russia’s More… |
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Iran urges US to unblock jet deals, seeks investorsIran urged the US on Sunday to remove remaining obstacles to buying passenger planes following the lifting of international sanctions and it spread out the welcome mat to foreign investors as it seeks to boost its aviation sector. More… |
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N Korea's fifth nuke test prompts more US sanctionsNorth Korea conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test on Friday and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. More… |
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Lebanese Hezbollah ministers to be hit by US lawMinisters and members of parliament belonging to Lebanon's Hezbollah could be sanctioned under a new US law targeting the group's finances, a US Treasury official said on Friday. The US Hezbollah International Financing Pr More… |
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Iranian businesses frustrated by US sanctionsMore than two months after international nuclear sanctions on Iran were supposed to have ended, frustration is deepening that few trade deals are going through as foreign banks shy away from processing transactions with the country. More… |
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Iran expands missile plan amid US sanctions threatA series of Iranian officials vowed on Friday to expand Tehran's missile capabilities, a challenge to the US which has threatened to impose new sanctions even as the vast bulk of its measures against Iran are due to be lifted under a nuclear More… |
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US preparing fresh sanctions on Iran: reportPresident Barack Obama's administration is preparing new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Iran's ballistic missile programme, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The Wall Street More… |
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US sanctions will boomerang, warns RussiaRussia said any US sanctions imposed on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine will boomerang back on the United States and that Crimea has the right to self-determination as armed men tried to seize another Ukrainian military base on the peninsula. More… |
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Nuclear bill would have consequences, warns IranIran will have no choice but to step up its uranium enrichment if a bill now moving through parliament is approved, even though it has no current need for such highly-enriched uranium, its nuclear chief said on Saturday. The bill More… |
