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Iran's nuclear chief warns EU patience is running thin

Iran's nuclear chief said Tuesday he was warning the European Union's top diplomat that Tehran's patience was running out on the bloc's pledges to keep up oil trade despite U.S. sanctions. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, said the Islamic Republic could...

Shippers shun Hodeida due to Yemen insecurity: UN

Operations at Yemen's lifeline port of Hodeida have nearly halved in two weeks, with shipping companies deterred by insecurity in the flashpoint Houthi-held city, the U.N.'s World Food Program said Tuesday. As 70 percent of imports come in through the vital Hodeida port, a drop in the...

Iraq's Sadr calls on prime minister to finalize cabinet

Prominent Shia cleric and politician Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of Iraq’s Sairoon movement, has called on Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi to finalize his cabinet lineup.  In a Tuesday statement released on social media, al-Sadr said Iraq should not be “governed from...