Three Iranian men charged with spying offences under National Security Act They will appear in court on Saturday morning. Evening Standard · May 17, 2025
Iranian nationals charged in alleged UK spy ring plot to aid foreign intelligence The three men have been remanded in custody Evening Standard · May 17, 2025
Trump Reshapes US Mideast Policy. Can Deals Work Instead? President Donald Trump proclaimed a decisive break with decades of US interventionism during his Middle East tour, promising a new American foreign policy based instead on his beloved art of the deal. International Business Times · May 16, 2025
Crude Prices Settle Higher on Diminished Prospects for a US-Iran Nuclear Deal June WTI crude oil (CLM25 ) Friday closed up +0.87 (+1.41%) and June RBOB gasoline (RBM25 ) closed up +0.0074 (+0.25%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Friday settled higher after Iran's foreign minister expressed doubts about the status of nuclear talks with the US. Gains in crude were limited... Barchart · May 16, 2025
Crude Prices Rise on Doubts About a US-Iran Nuclear Deal June WTI crude oil (CLM25 ) today is up +0.49 (+0.80%) and June RBOB gasoline (RBM25 ) is up +0.0012 (+0.06%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are moving higher today after Iran's foreign minister expressed doubts about the status of nuclear talks with the US. Gains in crude are limited... Barchart · May 16, 2025
France sues Iran at top UN court over citizens detained in Tehran Paris has filed a case against Tehran at the UN's International Court of Justice over two French citizens who have been held in Iran for three years, the French foreign minister said on Friday. Radio France Internationale · May 16, 2025
Trump Caps Gulf Tour In Abu Dhabi With Dizzying Investment Pledges US President Donald Trump on Friday capped off a Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi that has seen the securing of multi-billion-dollar deals, a $1.4 trillion investment pledge from the UAE, as well as historic overtures to Syria and renewed optimism over an Iran nuclear deal. International Business Times · May 16, 2025
Iran, European Powers To Hold Nuclear Talks In Turkey Iran is set to hold talks with Britain, France and Germany in Turkey on Friday, after US President Donald Trump said a nuclear deal with Tehran was "getting close". International Business Times · May 16, 2025
Trump mocks France over World War II victory celebrations in Qatar army speech Trump lamented the US's lack of WWII victory celebrations, praised its role in the war, and asked Qatar for help with Iran during his Middle East visit. Euronews · May 15, 2025
Crude Prices Finish Sharply Lower on Fears of a Global Oil Glut June WTI crude oil (CLM25 ) Thursday closed down -1.53 (-2.42%) and June RBOB gasoline (RBM25 ) closed down -0.0356 (-1.64%). Crude oil and gasoline prices fell sharply Thursday after President Trump said the US and Iran are getting closer to a nuclear deal, which could ease sanctions on Iranian... Barchart · May 15, 2025
Trump says Iran has ‘sort of’ agreed to nuclear deal, despite warning of ‘violent course’ Threats aren't the best way to get a yes. We Got This Covered · May 15, 2025
Crude Prices Tumble as Prospects Improve for a US-Iran Nuclear Deal June WTI crude oil (CLM25 ) today is down -1.73 (-2.74%) and June RBOB gasoline (RBM25 ) is down -0.0442 (-2.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are sharply lower after President Trump said the US and Iran are getting closer to a nuclear deal, which could ease sanctions on... Barchart · May 15, 2025
Iran Outlines Conditions Wanted From U.S. To Forgo Uranium Enrichment And Reach Nuclear Deal An Iranian official said the country is willing to commit to never making nuclear weapons and getting rid of highly enriched uranium in exchange for the immediate lifting of all economic sanctions Latin Times · May 15, 2025
Iran has ‘sort of’ agreed deal on nuclear programme, says Donald Trump US president rules out military action against Tehran after talks in Oman The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025
Al Jazeera · May 15, 2025 Trump says US close to nuclear deal with Iran, but key gaps remain On a regional visit to Gulf countries, the US president signals progress on nuclear talks with Tehran.
The Conversation · May 15, 2025 Trump signed plenty of contracts in the Middle East, but he’s no closer to the two ‘deals’ he really wants US President Donald Trump’s visit to Arab states in the Middle East this week generated plenty of multibillion-dollar deals. He said more than US$1 trillion (A$1.5 trillion) worth of deals had been signed with Saudi Arabia alone, though the real total is likely much lower than that.
International Business Times · May 15, 2025 Stocks Drop As Fresh Trade News Awaited, Oil Down On Iran Hopes Equities stuttered Thursday as investors await fresh developments in trade talks, with US partners looking to reach deals to avoid Donald Trump's tariff blitz, while oil extended losses on hopes for an Iran nuclear deal.
The Conversation · May 14, 2025 Why are Turkey and the PKK turning to peace – and can it last? Negotiations to end more than 40 years of conflict between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) have taken on a concrete dimension. On May 12, two months after the PKK’s imprisoned leader, Abdullah Öcalan, wrote a letter in which he called on the group to lay down…
Reason · May 14, 2025 Trump Declares the 'Neocon' Era Over The president’s speech in Saudi Arabia promised a new course for U.S. policy in the Middle East. Can he deliver?
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025 Tractor SC complete journey to upset Iran’s establishment and claim historic title The club’s success has brought hope, unity and a voice to millions of Azerbaijani- Turks, the largest minority in Iran
Barchart · May 13, 2025 Crude Sharply Higher on Dollar Weakness and Additional US Sanctions on Iranian Oil June WTI crude oil (CLM25 ) Tuesday closed up +1.72 (+2.78%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM25 ) closed up +0.0329 (+1.54%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Tuesday settled sharply higher, with crude posting a 2-week high and gasoline posting a 6-week high. Dollar weakness Tuesday supported energy prices as did...
Euronews · May 13, 2025 'Show us something special,' Trump says to Syria as he agrees to lift raft of sanctions Gulf leaders have rallied behind the new government in Damascus and want Trump to follow, believing it is a bulwark against Iran's return to influence in Syria, where it had helped prop up the al-Assad regime during a decade-long civil war.
International Business Times · May 13, 2025 Trump, Casting Himself As Peacemaker, To Lift Syria Sanctions US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would lift sanctions on Syria to offer it a chance for "greatness" after Bashar al-Assad's fall, as he cast himself as a peacemaker in the Middle East.
The Independent UK · May 13, 2025 The Taliban and Burkina Faso ambassadors pledge new trade and mining cooperation Taliban-controlled media say the group's acting ambassador to Iran has met with his Burkina Faso counterpart in the Iranian capital of Tehran
The Independent UK · May 13, 2025 Trump orders end to Syria sanctions and offers olive branch to Iran in speech to Saudi oligarchs President also said Iran can have ‘a wonderful, safe, great country’ but warns its leaders to ‘make your move’ soon