The two leaders discussed over the phone Iran's demand to delist its Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) from the US terror list, according to a statement by the office on Sunday
Iran's FM said that the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard accepted the idea of continuing to be sanctioned by the US if it meant the restoration of Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers
The missiles, which targeted the US consulate's new building, caused only material damage and one civilian was injured, the Kurdish interior ministry said
Nearly four years ago the then US President Donald Trump decided to leave the 2015 nuclear deal, and re-imposed sanctions on Tehran
The Islamic republic is locked in negotiations with world powers to revive the 2015 deal that offered it sanctions relief in return for curbs on its nuclear programme
Brent crude rose 11 cents, or 0.01%, to $96.95 a barrel at 0730 GMT, after soaring as high as $99.50 on Tuesday, the highest since September 2014
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has urged the international community to resist US unilateral "cruel sanctions" against other countries' oil and gas industry.
Brent crude futures fell $1.83, or 1.9%, to $91.14 a barrel by 1425 GMT, extending a 1.9% drop from the previous session
'Positive news from the U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations is providing much-needed relief to global oil prices, as the possibility of new crude supplies reduces the supply-demand deficit,'
The benchmark oil prices are also in line for their first weekly decline after seven consecutive weekly gains
Brent crude futures rose 65 cents, or 0.7%, to $92.20 a barrel at 1140 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $90.64 a barrel, up 98 cents, or 1.1%
Investors are closely watching the outcome of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks which resumed this week. A deal could lift U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil and ease global supply tightness
Brent crude futures edged down 36 cents, or 0.4%, to $90.42 a barrel by 1150 GMT
Ahead of the resumption of indirect talks between the United States and Iran on Tuesday, oil prices eased
The Biden administration has been trying to revive the deal, which lifted sanctions against Tehran in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear activities
The United States pulled out of the Vienna accord in 2018 under then President Donald Trump and reimposed heavy sanctions on Iran
The Biden administration restored some sanctions relief to Iran's atomic programme as talks aimed at salvaging the languishing 2015 nuclear deal enter a critical phase.
The Iranian foreign ministry denied has a claim by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan that there were direct talks between the two countries over the past few months
Iran slammed on Friday evening the latest US sanctions against its entities