North Korea looked to ratchet up already elevated tensions on the Korean peninsula still further Thursday, firing a pair of short-range missiles and announcing the liquidation of all remaining South Korean assets ...
Iranians are voting in two crucial elections, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urging a big turnout in order to frustrate Tehran's foes.
Iran has increased oil exports by 500,000 barrels per day since international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in January, a top official said on Saturday.
Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said his country supported steps taken by other major producers that could stabilise the market and lead to price hikes for crude.
British Airways will resume direct flights from London to Tehran from July, renewing links with the Iranian capital after sanctions were lifted.
German industry expects a steep rise in exports to Iran following the lifting of international sanctions, and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday he would seek to drum up trade on visit Tehran in early May.
Four Iranian-American citizens freed by Iran in a prisoner swap with the United States have left Tehran and are flying to Bern in Switzerland, Iranian state television reported Sunday.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said nuclear-related sanctions on his country would be lifted Saturday, telling reporters in Vienna it ‘was a good day for the world’.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir insisted Thursday that their countries' ties remain strong despite recent tensions over Washington's outreach to Iran.
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting in New York after North Korea claimed it had carried out a "successful" hydrogen bomb test, diplomats said.
A rise in Iran's crude oil exports once sanctions against it are lifted depends on future global oil demand and that should not further weaken oil prices, a senior Iranian oil official said.
