US-Iran

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump over the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January, CNN reported citing Iran's local media sources on Monday.

"I just got off the phone with former American hostage Michael White, who is now in Zurich after being released from Iran. He will be on a US plane shortly, and is coming home..." Trump tweeted

"The sanctions waiver covering these activities will end following a final, 60-day wind-down period allowing companies and entities involved in these activities to cease their operations," Pompeo says

Trump said the nuclear deal did not go far enough and did not include restrictions on Tehran's missile program

"Their economy is crashing, and their people are suffering. He should be very careful with his words!" Trump tweeted

Beijing's expanding footprint in this oil-rich region has set the stage for a competition with Washington

"I don't have to," Trump said when asked whether he would seek congressional approval for more military action against Iran

Iran is the largest buyer of Indian basmati and shipments had stood at nearly $1.5 billion in 2018-19

The attack comes as the first Iranian response to the killing of General Qassem Soleimani by American forces last week.

"Anyone who attacks us will receive a resounding blow," the premier told a Jerusalem conference after Iran launched a salvo retaliatory missile strikes on bases used by US troops in Iraq

The killing last week in a US strike in Baghdad of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani has touched off a bloody cycle of tit-for-tat violence between the two foes

Biden says Trump used a 'haphazard' decision-making process to order the killing of Iranian Gen Qassem Soleimani

The West Qurna-1 oilfield is jointly developed by CNPC and Exxon Mobil, with the US major as the operator

US aviation regulator FAA has also asked all US airlines to stop operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Iran's attack came in retaliation for a US drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a war in the Middle East

Tensions between Iran and the United States have been steadily escalating for months. After a US strike killed a top Iranian commander last week and Iran launched retaliation strikes on Wednesday.

Security has been beefed up around the White House amid heightened tensions with Iran

The TV says the stampede erupted in Kerman, the hometown of Gen. Qassem Soleimani where the procession was underway on Tuesday

Among other sectors staring at a negative impact from higher crude oil prices are tyres and cement

"It's certainly a very dangerous moment," Prince Faisal told reporters in Riyadh