Refiners in India, Asia look to buy Iranian oil after US waives sanctions

Three Indian refining sources say they will buy Iranian oil, awaiting govt directions and clarity from Washington A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023. Photo: Reuters Indian refiners plan to ​resume buying Iranian oil while refiners elsewhere in Asia are examining such a move after … Read more

UN chief says he is cooperating with Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza, Politico reports

Calls ​for an ​end to ⁠Iran’s closure of Strait of Hormuz, suggesting UN could ​help protect waterway UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the Nasrec Expo Center in Johannesburg on November 21, 2025, ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.PHOTO: AFP UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the aim of ​Donald Trump’s Board … Read more

Iran targets US-UK base in Diego Garcia after Trump hints at ‘winding down’ military operations

Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at ​Diego Garcia but did ‌not hit the US-UK military base in the Indian ​Ocean. The Wall ​Street Journal ⁠citing multiple US ​officials said one of the missiles failed ​in flight, while a US warship fired an SM-3 interceptor ​at the other, ​although it could not be determined ‌if ⁠the interception succeeded, … Read more