US Iran Deal

"We're not going to let the arms embargo expire on Oct. 18 of this year," Pompeo said at a press briefing

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

So what did we do? We put together a campaign of diplomatic isolation, economic pressure, and military deterrence

The US has imposed new sanctions on Iran following missile strikes by it on bases housing US troops in Iraq

There are tensions in the Persian Gulf due to geo-political reasons, the union minister said

President Trump has repeatedly criticised the nuclear deal as "very defective" and "foolish". He has already withdrawn from the agreement arguing that it does not meet the desired objective

US officials said Soleimani was killed because forces under his command planned attacks on US targets

General Qassem Soleimani's burial began in the early evening in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman

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Former ambassador to Iran, KC Singh told Business Standard the time for recalibration was past

Experts fear risk-off trade, spike in oil prices, weaker rupee to hurt India's fundamentals

"Death to America," they chanted at a mass gathering in the southwestern city, where Soleimani's remains arrived from Iraq before dawn, according to semi-official news agency ISNA

"We are at a dangerous point of escalation. It is now important through prudence and restraint to contribute to de-escalation," said Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer

"Following the martyrdom of the glorious general haj Qasem Soleimani, I name Brigadier General Esmail Qaani as the commander of the Quds Force"

Since Washington pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in May 2018, tensions between the United States and Tehran have risen.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is also in the Qatari capital, though he has no permission from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to talk with Americans, Hook said

Producers may not have enough spare capacity to offset the impact of sanctions

As of 9.31 am IST on Tuesday, the Iran government can no longer buy US banknotes and broad sanctions will be slapped on Iranian industries, including its rug exports

The nuclear deal was the culmination of 13 years of diplomacy

Gives US Congress 60 days to decide whether to reimpose economic sanctions on Tehran that were lifted under the pact