U.S. Sanctions Have Crippled Iranian Oil Production

By Tsvetana Paraskova – Mar 10, 2020, 5:00 PM CDT Join Our Community The U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil sector are impacting the Islamic Republic’s ability to potentially increase production in the long term if the U.S.-Iran tensions subside and sanctions ease. Iran relies 100 percent on imports for oil rig equipment, but the sanctions have stifled […]

US Goes After Iran’s Floating Oil US Goes After Iran’s Floating Oil Storage

By Julianne Geiger – Mar 09, 2020, 6:30 PM CDT Washington has plans to issue warnings to oil shippers, insurers, and port authorities that storing Iranian crude oil will bring the wrath of US sanctions, a US State Department official said on Monday, according to Reuters. The US will target those who store Iranian oil or oil products […]

Saudis Plan Big Oil Output Hike, Beginning All-Out Price War

By Javier Blas and Anthony Dipaola March 7, 2020, 5:55 PM EST Saudi Arabia plans to increase oil output next month, going well above 10 million barrels a day, as the kingdom responds aggressively to the collapse of its OPEC+ alliance with Russia. The world’s largest oil exporter started a price war on Saturday by […]

US carries out airstrike on Taliban fighters for first time since Doha deal

MARCH 4, 2020 10:42 The United States conducted an airstrike on Wednesday against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, a U.S. forces spokesman said, the first strike since a troop withdrawal agreement was signed between the two sides on Saturday. The Taliban fighters were “were actively attacking an (Afghan National Security Forces) checkpoint. This […]

Saudi Arabia Invites Russia, US to Yemen Relief Conference

RIYADH (Sputnik) – Russia and the United States will be invited to a pledging conference that seeks to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center Supervisor General Abdullah Alrabeeah said. “Russia is a friend, a friendly country. We have historical ties with Russia, so we welcome Russia to join […]

US, Turkey in talks about deploying Patriot missiles to northern Syria

News Desk2020-03-01 /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e5b65c2b120e_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e5b65c2b120e_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Washington and Ankara are discussing Turkey’s request for the temporary deployment of American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems on its border with Syria, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday. Trump’s remarks came in response to […]

After 18 years of war, Taliban gets US to leave

NATO has welcomed the new Taliban agreement, noting that it is between the US and the “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and between the US and the Taliban.” SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 29, 2020 20:51 Americans born on September 11, 2001 are old enough to serve in the war in Afghanistan, which began after those 9/11 […]

US aims to pull all forces out of Afghanistan ‘within 14 months’: declaration

i24NEWS – AFP February 29, 2020, 07:19 AM – latest revision February 29, 2020, 07:38 AM W 1 min read AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi U.S. soldiers part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) walks, as a U.S. Chinook helicopter is seen on the back ground in Shindand, Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 28, […]

Taliban orders halt to attacks in Afghanistan ahead of US agreement

REUTERS FEBRUARY 29, 2020 09:56 KABUL – The Taliban ordered all its fighters “to refrain from any kind of attack” on Saturday ahead of the signing of an agreement with the US diplomats aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan. “Today all the Taliban fighters are ordered to refrain from any kind of attack … for […]

Taliban negotiators in Qatar to sign deal with US to end Afghan war

The US Embassy in Kabul called Saturday a ‘monumental day for Afghanistan.’ Ahead of the signing, the Taliban ordered all its fighters “to refrain from any kind of attack.” REUTERS FEBRUARY 29, 2020 10:13 KABUL/MUMBAI – Saturday is a “monumental day for Afghanistan,” the United States Embassy in Kabul said on Twitter, just hours before […]

Nato expresses ‘full solidarity’ with Turkey over Syria airstrikes

Military alliance could strengthen reconnaissance missions to limit threat from Russian planes Nato allies will consider strengthening Ankara’s air defences in response to the strike that killed 33 Turkish troops in rebel-held Syria overnight, following an emergency meeting of the military alliance in Brussels on Friday. Turkey had also called for western countries to establish […]

Trump sends Pompeo to sign US-Taliban peace deal in Qatar

Bob Fredericks February 28, 2020 | 4:45pm President Trump on Friday said he was sending Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Qatar Saturday to sign a US-Taliban peace deal that he predicted could mean the end of the 19-year-old war and that American troops could come home. “At my direction, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]

US forces in Afghanistan strike ISIS during partial truce with Taliban

An Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from the 332rd Air Expeditionary Wing takes off Feb. 13, 2020, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. U.S. airstrikes Feb. 25, 2020, killed four Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, U.S. officials said. ALEXANDRIA BRUN/U.S. AIR FORCE By J.P. LAWRENCE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 25, […]

Coronavirus: Pompeo urges Iran to ‘tell the truth’ about outbreak

Coronavirus: Pompeo urges Iran to ‘tell the truth’ about outbreak At least 53 people in US have been infected with Covid-19 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of concealing its number of coronavirus cases and urged it to come clean in addressing the challenge. “The United States is deeply concerned by […]