Middle East and Global Energy Markets; Why is Strait of Hormuz so important?
The IEA is reacting to the effects of the conflict in the Middle East on the energy market.…
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US Energy Sec Chris Wright Quietly Deletes X Post on Navy Escorting Oil Tankers Cross Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright posted on X a little earlier today stating that the U.S Navy had…
Is US Military Preparing For Weeks-Long Iran Operations?
US military prepares for potential weeks-long Iran operations amid ongoing diplomacy and regional tensions, raising concerns over escalation…
Iran: UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ to avert more death, wider escalation
Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee briefed an emergency meeting of the Security Council in New York called by the…
Nuclear watchdog chief announces breakthrough on Iran monitoring
“Indispensable” monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ended in June, agency chief Rafael Grossi said, when…
World News in Brief: Executions surge in Iran, nuclear test threat, Burkina Faso declares top official unwelcome
At least 841 people have been put to death by the Government of Iran since the beginning of…
World News In Brief: Iran sanctions, Yemen floods appeal, new SDG advocates
“I can tell you that the Secretary-General is aware that today, the Security Council received this joint letter…
Shelter and safety elude Afghan women returnees from Iran and Pakistan
Since September 2023, more than 2.43 million undocumented Afghan migrants have returned from Iran and Pakistan. Women and…
Iran crisis: UN stays and delivers
“In the early morning hours of 13 June, a number of attacks took place in Tehran, and other…
Afghanistan: Surging returns from Iran overwhelm fragile support systems, UN agencies warn
Ninety-nine per cent of the returnees were undocumented, and 70 per cent were forcibly returned, with a steep…
Iran: Return to inspections top priority for UN nuclear agency
Rafael Mariano Grossi was speaking to reporters in Austria following a briefing to the Government in Vienna. Israel…
UN urges renewed diplomacy on Iran nuclear deal, hails Tehran-Tel Aviv ceasefire as ‘significant achievement’
Amid this relative calm, the United Nations has renewed its call for a diplomatic solution to the Iran…
Guterres condemns Iran attack on Qatar
It comes in the wake of reports that Iran launched missiles at an American military base in Qatar…
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: ‘Diplomacy must prevail’ over Iran following US military intervention, urges Guterres
The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Sunday that the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites by the…
Monitoring Iran and promoting peaceful nuclear use – IAEA role explained
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) dates back to 1957 and was set up in response to global…
Human Rights Council hears alarming updates on executions in Iran and global civic space crackdown
At least 975 people were executed in Iran in 2024, the highest number reported since 2015, according to…
Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards
The development follows serious warnings from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) earlier this week…
Lack of cooperation from Iran hampers nuclear checks, says atomic energy watchdog
Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Monday that Iran’s growing stockpile of…
Tension Grips As Iran Missiles Pound Israel, Iron Dome Shelters Targets
Iran, as warned earlier, fired missiles at Israel at 10 PM (IST) in response Israel’s ground offensive in…