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UK agrees to further talks over disposal of old Shell oil rigs

The UK has agreed to hold further talks with other European countries before deciding whether to approve Shell’s plans to decommission four disused oil...

US to send troops to Saudi Arabia but hold off on striking Iran

The Pentagon has announced it will deploy additional US troops and missile defence equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The announcement comes...

US backs Saudi Arabia’s ‘right to defend itself’, says Pompeo

Secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said the US backs Saudi Arabia’s “right to defend itself” after a weekend attack targeted the heart of...

US ‘locked and loaded’ to respond to attack on Saudis, Trump says

US President Donald Trump has said that his country is “locked and loaded” to respond after a drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut...

Drone attack on Saudi Arabian oil site raises tensions in region

A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom’s oil production could fuel a crisis in...

Iran dismisses US allegation it was behind Saudi oil attacks

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed US accusations that it was behind an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure, calling it part of Washington’s policy...

Iran’s president suggests deal possible over seized British-flagged oil tanker

Iran’s president has signalled a deal could be possible regarding the British-flagged tanker seized in the Strait of Hormuz. President Hassan Rouhani suggested on Wednesday that...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard forces ‘seize tanker accused of smuggling oil’

Iran’s state TV says the country’s Revolutionary Guard forces have seized a foreign tanker with 12 crew accused of smuggling oil. The seizure comes as...

Tensions between US and Iran have raised the stakes in Persian Gulf

Tensions between the United States and Iran have soared in recent weeks, with Washington dispatching warships and bombers around the Persian Gulf, and Tehran...

Iran ‘quadruples production of enriched uranium’

Nuclear officials have revealed that Iran quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity amid tensions with the US over Tehran’s atomic programme. The announcement came after US...

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