Iraq is looking at contingency plans in case spiralling US-Iran tensions cut off its oil exports through the Gulf, a ministry spokesman said Monday, as observers warned a rupture would be "disastrous". The US has accused Iran of attacking two oil tankers last week in the Gulf of Oman,...

 Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh on Monday denied a report that he had disagreed with President Hassan Rouhani over the sale of Iranian oil in the face of U.S. sanctions, and said he would remain in his job. As the sanctions bite, Iran’s oil exports have dropped from 2.5 million...

European Union foreign ministers are still looking for more information on who might be behind the attacks on two oil tankers traveling near the Strait of Hormuz and called for utmost restraint. At Monday's meeting of EU foreign ministers, Germany and others insisted they need a clearer...

A spokesman for Iran's atomic agency says the country will break the uranium stockpile limit set by Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in the next 10 days. Behrouz Kamalvandi made the comment in a news conference carried live on Iranian state television Monday. He says that...