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Iran condemns mosque attack in Pak, says attack aimed at sowing discord

Iran strongly condemned a Friday attack on a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar that killed dozens, according to the Foreign Ministry website.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said the attack was aimed at sowing discord, the official news agency of Iran reported.The Iranian spokesperson also expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the "inhuman and brutal" attack and wished the wounded a quick recovery.Khatibzadeh also hoped that the Pakistani government would prevent such criminal acts by taking required measures and making decisive moves.On Friday, an explosion at a Shia mosque in Peshawar had claimed the lives of 56 people and injured nearly 200. City officials termed the incident a suicide attack and said that two attackers were involved in the incident.A Pakistani journalist on Friday condemned the Peshawar suicide blast, saying that the local media is silent on the religious identity of the explosion that claimed the lives of .

Oil rises above $113 as Ukraine conflict offsets Iran supply hope

Oil rose above $113 a barrel on Friday in a volatile session as fears over disruption to Russian oil exports in the face of Western sanctions offset the prospect of more Iranian supplies

Iran says Vienna talks on reviving 2015 nuclear deal in final stages

Iran and the remaining parties to the JCPOA, namely Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany, have held eight rounds of talks in Vienna in a bid to revive the deal

Satellite pics show Iran had another failed space launch West opposes

Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket while attempting to reinvigorate a programme criticised by the West

Over 3,000 Afghans travel to Iran daily due to unemployment: Local media

More than 3,000 Afghan people go to Iran every day due to unemployment, local media reported citing officials in Herat and Nimroz provinces of Afghanistan.

India plans urea import deal with Iran using rupee payments: Report

India plans to pay in rupees for its first long-term urea import deal with Iran to hedge itself from global supply disruptions, higher prices and forex volatilities

Iranian prez seeks international resistance to US oil, gas sanctions

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has urged the international community to resist US unilateral "cruel sanctions" against other countries' oil and gas industry.

Oil price set to test fresh peaks barring Iran breakthrough

Hitting just under $100 a barrel on Tuesday, international crude prices are still a way off the all-time peak of more than $147 hit in July 2008

New yet weaker Iran nuke deal imminent: Israel PM Naftali Bennett

Referring to the negotiations in Vienna between Iran and world powers, Bennett told his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday that "the talks are advancing quickly... We may see an agreement shortly"

Oil heads for weekly fall on Iranian oil hopes

Oil prices head for a weekly fall after losses on Friday as the prospect of increased Iranian oil exports eclipsed fears of potential supply disruption resulting from the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Asian refiners eager to resume Iranian oil imports as high prices bite

Most Asian buyers halted Iranian oil imports in 2019 after former US President Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran and re-imposed sanctions on Tehran's oil exports

Oil prices fall amid Iran nuclear deal talks and Russia-Ukraine tensions

Oil prices fell on Thursday as talks to revive a nuclear deal with Iran entered their final stages, but losses were capped by heightened tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine

Oil prices slide after France and Iran say closer to a nuclear deal

Oil markets have been dominated in recent weeks by Russia's threatening posture toward Ukraine

Iran says peaceful nuke, defence capabilities irremovable options

The comments came at a time when envoys from Iran and other parties are engaged in negotiations in the Austrian capital of Vienna to restore a 2015 nuclear deal

Oil prices climb after API data shows surprise drop in US stocks

Brent crude futures rose 41 cents, or 0.5%, to $91.19 a barrel by 0422 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $89.74 a barrel, up 38 cents, or 0.4%

Crude oil prices settle down off 7-yr highs; US-Iran discussions eyed

Brent crude settled down 58 cents, or 0.6%, at $92.69. It session high of $94 was the highest since October 2014.

Hard-hit Iran reports more than 100 new deaths from Covid-19; 39,819 cases

The report said 104 patients died from the disease since Sunday, when the Islamic Republic announced 85 new deaths over a day's time

Iran signals willingness to engage directly with US on deal

Iran insists that its nuclear program is peaceful. But the country's steps away from its obligations under the 2015 accord have alarmed Israel and other world powers.

Iran regains UN assembly voting rights after assets unfrozen

That leaves only two countries -- Venezuela and Papua New Guinea -- without the right to vote in the General Assembly.

Iran pays delinquent UN membership fee with funds frozen in S Korea

Iran has paid its dues to the UN with the country's funds frozen in South Korea in a move to immediately restore its voting power, Seoul's Finance Ministry said