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OVL on an oil slick, struggles with geopolitical and domestic challenges

Covid-19 has added to these issues. It has not only impacted the demand for fuel but also made the acquisition process slower.

Hardliner Raisi's win in Iran election may turn out be good news for Biden

The cleric may be push a deal on Iran's nuclear programme more effectively than reformists.

US accepted lifting all sanctions on oil and shipping, says Iran

Iran agreed in 2015 to curbs on its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of international sanctions

What to know about oil trade after Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran elections

The ultraconservative cleric is sceptical of nuclear talks with the West.

World powers meet in Vienna on nuclear deal after Iran hardliner wins

Focus now shifts to extension of June 24 IAEA monitoring pact

PM Modi congratulates Iran's President,says look forward to strengthen ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi and said he looks forward to working with him to further strengthen the warm ties between India and Iran."Congratulations to His Excellency Ebrahim Raisi on his election as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I look forward to working with him to further strengthen the warm ties between India and Iran," he tweeted.On Sunday, the Iranian interior ministry announced that ultraconservative cleric and judiciary chief Raisi has been elected Iran's eighth president.Raisi will take office in early August, replacing President Hassan Rouhani who was not allowed by the constitution to run for a third consecutive term.The ministry confirmed on Saturday that Raisi won 61.95 per cent of the vote on a voter turnout of 48.8 per cent - the lowest turnout for a presidential election since the 1979 revolution.Raisi got 28,933,004 votes, while former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei finished third

Iran elects hardline President, Ebrahim Raisi, with nuclear deal in balance

The victory for Raisi may complicate efforts to restore a landmark nuclear accord

Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidential election as turnout low

Iran's hard-line judiciary chief won the country's presidential election in a landslide victory Saturday, propelling the supreme leader's protege into Tehran's highest civilian position

Judge under US sanctions set for the presidency as Iranians vote

After voting in the capital Tehran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Iranians to cast ballots

Iran coronavirus update: 8,195 new cases, 3,028,717 in total reported

Iran reported 8,195 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 3,028,717

Ex-Mossad chief Cohen signals Israel behind recent Iran nuclear attacks

The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgment yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear programme and a military scientist

US hits alleged financing ring linking Yemen rebels, Iran with sanctions

The US has levelled sanctions against a Yemeni network that it claims was cooperating with Iran's Revolutionary Guard to illicitly transfer tens of millions of dollars to Yemen's Houthi rebels

Pak Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid says Islamabad to fence Iran border

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid before heading to his two-day visit to Waziristan stated in a video message on Friday that the government would fence its border along Iran

Iran dampens hopes for early agreement in dispute over 2015 nuke deal

"We have come closer, but we are still far from an agreement," Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday.

Iran, Central African Republic lose voting rights in UN General Assembly

Iran and the Central African Republic are in arrears on paying their dues to the United Nations' operating budget and will lose their voting rights in the 193-member General Assembly

Largest warship in the Iranian navy catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman

Ship sinks under unclear circumstances

OPEC+ seen sticking with supply plan with Iran's oil yet to return

OPEC+ is likely to stick to the existing pace of gradually easing oil supply curbs at a meeting, as producers balance expectations of a recovery in demand against a possible increase in Iranian supply

Iran fails to explain uranium traces found at several sites: IAEA

It will now be up to the three European powers to decide whether to revive their push for a resolution criticising Iran

Iran produced over 2.4 kg of highly enriched uranium: Atomic Energy Agency

Iran has produced more than 2.4 kg of nearly weapons grade uranium, according to the IAEA, putting it well outside the bounds of an international nuclear deal it is allegedly working to salvage

Significant progress made in talks for the 2015 nuclear deal, claims Iran

The Tehran govt said that significant progress has been made in the ongoing talks on the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal in the Austrian capital of Vienna, but a number of key issues remain to be solved