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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gives his thumb during a state visit in Santiago, Chile on March 23, 2019. (CLAUDIO REYES / AFP)
July 19, 2019, 11:40 pm
Brazil’s state oil company denies fuel to 2 Iranian ships
Petrobras says vessels belong to a company sanctioned by the United States
By AP
The Grace 1 super tanker in the British territory of Gibraltar, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)
July 6, 2019, 4:12 pm
Senior Iranian cleric says UK should be ‘scared’ of Tehran’s response over ship
Member of powerful Assembly of Experts says Britain should fear retaliation in response to interception of oil tanker suspected of violating EU sanctions
By TOI staff and Agencies
The Grace 1 super tanker in the British territory of Gibraltar, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)
July 5, 2019, 1:29 pm
Tehran official threatens to seize British oil tanker if Iranian ship not freed
Secretary of powerful state body says Iran ‘never hesitated in responding to bullies,’ in response to interception of ship suspected of violating EU sanctions
By Agencies and TOI staff
A picture shows supertanker Grace 1, suspected of carrying Iranian crude oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, after it was detained off the coast of Gibraltar on July 4, 2019. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP)
July 5, 2019, 11:25 am
Iran demands ‘immediate release’ of tanker held in Gibraltar, summons UK envoy
Tehran denounces interception of ship suspected of violating EU sanctions, accuses Britain of acting at behest of the US
By AFP
The Grace 1 super tanker in the British territory of Gibraltar, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)
July 5, 2019, 5:44 am
Iran condemns ‘illegal interception’ of oil supertanker in Gibraltar
Panamanian-flagged carrier is believed to be in violation of EU sanctions against war-ravaged Assad regime; US welcomes ‘excellent news’ of ship’s seizing
By Jorge Guerrero
The Grace 1 super tanker in the British territory of Gibraltar,, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)
July 5, 2019, 2:28 am
US: Detention of tanker loaded with Iranian crude is ‘excellent news’
Panamanian-flagged carrier is believed to be in violation of EU sanctions against war-ravaged Assad regime
By AFP
In this file photo taken on May 28, 2012, Spanish fishing boats sit moored in La Linea de Concepcion, Spain, backdropped by the Rock of Gibraltar. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno, File)
July 4, 2019, 1:40 pm
Gibraltar detains Syria-bound supertanker with Iranian oil
Panamanian-flagged carrier is believed to be in violation of EU sanctions against war-ravaged Assad regime
By Aritz Parra and Jon Gambrell
This photo from March 12, 2017, shows an Iranian laborer walking the platform of the oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf. (AFP/Atta Kenar)
July 3, 2019, 7:52 pm
Iran blasts its own state TV program for pulling lid off secret oil sales
FM Zarif says talk show ‘went against national interests’ for segment detailing covert delivery of 1m barrels of crude oil to China in defiance of US sanctions
By AFP
An Iranian oil worker rides his bicycle near an oil refinery south of the capital, Tehran, December 22, 2014. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
July 2, 2019, 11:17 am
Iraq sets up ‘loophole’ to buy Iranian power despite US sanctions
Scheme allows Iraqis to pay for imported energy in Iraqi dinars, which Iran can then use exclusively to buy humanitarian goods; official says Washington aware of plan
By Maya Gebeily
This photo from March 12, 2017, shows an Iranian laborer walking the platform of the oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf. (AFP/Atta Kenar)
June 8, 2019, 4:25 pm
Iran minister: Tehran secretly defying US sanctions with ‘unofficial’ oil sales
Bijan Zanganeh scant on details, but says Iran covertly circumventing ‘evil’ American oil embargo through ‘unconventional means’
By AFP and TOI staff
A part of Pardis petrochemical complex facilities in Assalouyeh on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, Iran, Sept. 4, 2018 (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
May 23, 2019, 5:07 am
Turkey has stopped buying Iran oil to respect US sanctions, official says
Ankara had previously signaled unwillingness to comply with American measures, but has now halted imports, government source says
By AFP
In this Friday, May 17, 2019, photo, released by the US Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, right, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge, left, are seen from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as they sail in the Arabian Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley, US Navy via AP)
May 20, 2019, 6:18 am
Trump: I don’t want to fight but we can’t let Iran have nuclear weapons
US president makes comments in interview with Fox News that airs just hours after he threatened Tehran with destruction if it attacks the US
By TOI staff and AP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dedicates the final phase of a new oil refinery in the city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, February 18, 2019. (Official website photo)
May 19, 2019, 3:02 pm
Major oil producers meet to discuss output amid Iran tensions
OPEC members, as well as Russia and others, set to discuss how to stabilize market after reimposed US sanctions throw industry into uncertainty
By Omar Hasan
An employee works at the Iran Alloy Steel Company's plant in the central Iranian city of Yazd, on April 6, 2015. (Atta KENARE/ AFP/ File)
May 13, 2019, 7:30 pm
Iran metal exports may be harder to sanction than oil, experts say
Iran’s second-largest source of foreign revenue is largely decentralized and sells mostly to nearby countries, some of which are uncowed by US measures
By Amir Havasi
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a ceremony commemorating the 'National Day of Nuclear Technology' in Tehran, Iran on, April 9, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
May 4, 2019, 11:13 am
Iran’s Rouhani urges unity in face of America’s ‘war on hope’
Iranian president says US seeks to divide nation by cutting its foreign currency supply; ‘They want us to be divided, to stand against each other’
By AFP
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