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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks down the street near United Nations headquarters in New York, September 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
September 24, 2019, 1:21 am
UK, France, Germany blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks, but urge dialogue
European powers say no other plausible explanation for strike on key facilities, while Iran’s FM claims if Tehran were to blame ‘nothing would have been left’
By Edith M. Lederer and Jill Lawless
In this image made from a video broadcast on the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya satellite news channel on September 14, 2019, a man walks through a parking lot as the smoke from a fire at the Abqaiq oil processing facility can be seen behind him in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. (Al-Arabiya via AP)
September 18, 2019, 3:19 pm
Saudi Arabia to unveil ‘evidence’ linking Iran to attacks, as US weighs response
Crown prince says strike on the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry was a ‘real test’ of global will, urges international community to take a ‘firm stance’
By Anuj Chopra and Sebastian Smith
US President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, September 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
September 17, 2019, 2:18 am
Trump: It looks like Iran hit Saudi Arabia, no military option yet
After saying earlier that US was ‘locked and loaded,’ president seems intent on consulting allies before taking action
By Robert Burns
Former TV broadcaster and Blue and White Party environmental campaigner and animal rights activist Miki Haimovich pictured at a dog shelter appealing to viewers to give Shimi and other abandoned dogs a home. (YouTube screenshot)
September 16, 2019, 10:52 pm
Blue and White MK, an ex-TV anchor, wants to turn Israel green
Determined not to stand idly by in the face of environmental degradation, animal rights campaigner Miki Haimovich eyes Environmental Protection Ministry
By Sue Surkes
A worker refuels a car at a gas station in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, September 16, 2019. (Amr Nabil/AP)
September 16, 2019, 6:43 pm
Global energy prices soar after Saudi oil attack blamed on Iran
Benchmark crude prices go up by $10, a percentage climb unseen since 1991 Gulf War, amid the worst disruption to world supplies on record
By Jon Gambrell
In this file photo taken on April 30, 2019, Iranian military personnel ride in a patrol boat as they take part in the 'National Persian Gulf Day' in the Strait of Hormuz (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
September 16, 2019, 4:50 pm
Iran seizes new boat near Strait of Hormuz as tensions spiral
Officials say vessel, reportedly UAE-flagged, was being used to smuggle fuel; 11 crew members arrested
By AFP and TOI staff
AFPTV screen grab from video shows smoke billowing from an Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia's eastern province, September 14, 2019. (AFP)
September 15, 2019, 7:28 pm
Saudi Arabia races to restore oil supply after strike blamed on Iran
Aramco says it will dip into emergency reserves to meet world demand; Trump speaks with Saudi crown prince as US condemns attack on ‘global economy’
By Anuj Chopra
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri at the First Caspian Economic Forum in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, August 12, 2019. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)
August 12, 2019, 3:16 pm
Russia, Iran, others debate how to split Caspian oil riches
Regional leaders meet in Turkmenistan, with Iran’s VP insisting that threat of US sanctions undermines region’s stability
By ALEXANDER VERSHININ
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to speak at the State Department, June 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 16, 2019, 9:24 pm
Pompeo rallies foreign leaders against Iran over alleged oil attacks
US secretary of state appeals to Asian countries dependent on Gulf shipping for fuel, says new US deployment to Middle East is possible
By Ellen Knickmeyer
An Iranian navy boat sprays water to extinguish a fire on an oil tanker in the sea of Oman, Thursday, June 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Tasnim News Agency)
June 13, 2019, 4:03 pm
Iran says it’s ‘suspicious’ reported tanker attacks came during Japan PM visit
As targeted Japan-linked vessels in Sea of Oman are evacuated amid US-Iran tensions, Khamenei rebuffs PM Abe’s mediation attempts
By Agencies
Illustrative photo: In this photo released by Iran's state-run IRIB News Agency, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, June 13, 2019. (IRIB News Agency via AP)
June 13, 2019, 10:56 am
US Navy: 2 oil tankers damaged in Sea of Oman; shipping firm: ‘suspected attack’
Nature of incident in Middle East waters still unclear, with US and UK navies investigating; pro-Iran Lebanese news channel Al-Mayadeen says, without evidence, 2 tankers targeted
By TOI staff and AP
The Emirati-flagged oil tanker A. Michel, May 13, 2019, one of four ships damaged in what Gulf officials called a 'sabotage' attack off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. (UAE National Media Council via AP)
May 31, 2019, 9:33 am
Pompeo says Iran aimed at oil markets with UAE ship attacks
Top diplomat’s remarks come day after US national security advisor says Tehran ‘almost certainly’ behind the May 12 sabotage
By AFP
Illustrative: In this July 2, 2012, photo, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in the background (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 2, 2019, 11:46 am
Iran oil tanker forced to seek repairs in Saudi port
Analysts say the vessel is carrying over 1 million barrels; Iranians deny oil leaking
By AFP
Iraqi President Barham Salih, right, walks with visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, after inspecting an honor guard at Salam Palace, Baghdad, March 11, 2019. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)
April 22, 2019, 9:55 pm
Iraq, Saudi Arabia ready to up oil output as US cuts off Iran waivers
As Baghdad prepares to compensate for shortfalls once waivers terminated, Trump says Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members will ‘more than make up’ resulting difference in oil supply
By AFP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in New York on September 26, 2018, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (AFP Photo/Jim Watson)
December 4, 2018, 3:03 pm
Iran’s Rouhani renews threat to blockade Gulf oil shipments
President says country will cut off key Hormuz Strait if US puts crimps on energy exports
By AFP
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