Iran has rejected the accusations leveled against it by the United States of being behind the recent attacks on US bases in Iraq. Iran’s representative to the United Nations, Majid Takht Rawanji, stressed in a message sent on Monday to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and the …

Oil prices edged up on Monday, with Brent drifting near $70 a barrel, propped up by output cuts from major producers and optimism about global economic and fuel demand recovery in the second half of the year. Brent crude futures for May gained 50 cents, or 0.72%, to $69.72 a …

Russian forces on Saturday took control over the al-Thawra oil facility, located in southwest Raqqa governorate in northeastern Syria, after the Iran-aligned Liwa Fatemiyoun militia having withdrawn from the site. This follows Russian forces imposing their control of the Toueinane gas field in Raqqa’s countryside on Friday. Russian military reinforcements …