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Oil Hope For India? Iran Says Hormuz Strait Only Closed To US, Israel, Europe
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has stated that the Strait of Hormuz is closed exclusively to vessels from the United States, Israel, Europe and their Western allies.
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France Launches Manslaughter Probe Against Oil Giant Over Mozambique Attack
French prosecutors said Saturday they had opened a manslaughter investigation against oil giant TotalEnergies following a bloody 2021 attack in Mozambique.
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US Mulls Leaving Some Troops In Syria To Guard Oilfields, Says Pentagon
The Pentagon is considering keeping some U.S. troops near oilfields in northeastern Syria alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to help deny oil to Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday.
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US Waged Cyberattack On Database Used By Iran To Target Tankers: Report
The United States staged a secret cyberattack in June against a database used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to plot attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, The New York Times reported.
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Iran Says Foreign Oil Tanker "Smuggling Fuel" To Arab Countries Seized
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf that was smuggling fuel to some Arab states, Iran's state TV reported, adding that seven sailors onboard of the tanker had been detained.
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"We Are In A Situation Of Economic War": Iran As US Sanctions Take Effect
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic "will proudly bypass sanctions" by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the country's oil and financial sectors. "I announce that we will proudly bypass your illegal, unjust sanctions because it's against international regulations," Rouhani said in a televised speech. "We a...
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India, China's Delicate Pushback As Trump Tries To Punish Iran
Shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced in May he would reimpose sanctions on Iran, the State Department began telling countries around the world the clock was ticking for them to cut oil purchases from the Islamic Republic to zero.
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Trump Administration Split Amid India, China Resistance To Iran Sanctions
Shortly after US President Donald Trump announced in May he would reimpose sanctions on Iran, the State Department began telling countries around the world the clock was ticking for them to cut oil purchases from the Islamic Republic to zero. The strategy is meant to cripple Iran's oil-dependent economy and force Tehran to quash not only its nuclea...
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The ISIS's 'Business Model' Is Failing, Study Says
When the Islamic State advanced in Syria and Iraq in 2014, its fighters looted banks, took over oil fields and kidnapped foreigners, seemingly without facing much resistance. But fortunes have changed, and the caliphate is now in deep financial trouble, according to a new study.
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300-Feet High Inferno: On The Front Lines With Oil Workers Battling ISIS
The flames exploded into the sky like a volcanic eruption, blanketing a swath of the Iraqi countryside in a noxious haze of black smoke.
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Oil Hope For India? Iran Says Hormuz Strait Only Closed To US, Israel, Europe
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has stated that the Strait of Hormuz is closed exclusively to vessels from the United States, Israel, Europe and their Western allies.
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France Launches Manslaughter Probe Against Oil Giant Over Mozambique Attack
French prosecutors said Saturday they had opened a manslaughter investigation against oil giant TotalEnergies following a bloody 2021 attack in Mozambique.
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US Mulls Leaving Some Troops In Syria To Guard Oilfields, Says Pentagon
The Pentagon is considering keeping some U.S. troops near oilfields in northeastern Syria alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to help deny oil to Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday.
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US Waged Cyberattack On Database Used By Iran To Target Tankers: Report
The United States staged a secret cyberattack in June against a database used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to plot attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, The New York Times reported.
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Iran Says Foreign Oil Tanker "Smuggling Fuel" To Arab Countries Seized
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf that was smuggling fuel to some Arab states, Iran's state TV reported, adding that seven sailors onboard of the tanker had been detained.
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"We Are In A Situation Of Economic War": Iran As US Sanctions Take Effect
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic "will proudly bypass sanctions" by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the country's oil and financial sectors. "I announce that we will proudly bypass your illegal, unjust sanctions because it's against international regulations," Rouhani said in a televised speech. "We a...
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India, China's Delicate Pushback As Trump Tries To Punish Iran
Shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced in May he would reimpose sanctions on Iran, the State Department began telling countries around the world the clock was ticking for them to cut oil purchases from the Islamic Republic to zero.
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Trump Administration Split Amid India, China Resistance To Iran Sanctions
Shortly after US President Donald Trump announced in May he would reimpose sanctions on Iran, the State Department began telling countries around the world the clock was ticking for them to cut oil purchases from the Islamic Republic to zero. The strategy is meant to cripple Iran's oil-dependent economy and force Tehran to quash not only its nuclea...
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The ISIS's 'Business Model' Is Failing, Study Says
When the Islamic State advanced in Syria and Iraq in 2014, its fighters looted banks, took over oil fields and kidnapped foreigners, seemingly without facing much resistance. But fortunes have changed, and the caliphate is now in deep financial trouble, according to a new study.
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300-Feet High Inferno: On The Front Lines With Oil Workers Battling ISIS
The flames exploded into the sky like a volcanic eruption, blanketing a swath of the Iraqi countryside in a noxious haze of black smoke.
