Asian oil buyers seek alternatives as Iran crisis grows
Iran’s biggest oil customers from across Asia are flocking to alternative Middle East suppliers this month under renewed US pressure to stop buying Iranian crude and unprecedented tension over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
India needs to engage Central Asia for 30 years
Eurasia, and specifically resource-rich Central Asia that is witnessing a new version of the Great Game as the interests of various powers converge, should be India's focus for at least the next 30 years by forging energy, transportation and economic links, the head of a leading think tank said
Russia warns US over Iran oil sanctions
Russia has warned the US that moves to tighten sanctions on Iran would be perceived as an attempt at "regime change", as Tehran appeared to express readiness to return to negotiations and allow UN monitors to inspect its nuclear facilities.
Asian oil buyers in ME as Iran crisis grows
Iran's biggest oil customers from across Asia are flocking to alternative Middle East suppliers this month under renewed US pressure to stop buying Iranian crude and unprecedented tension over Tehran's nuclear programme.
U.S., EU Condemn Iran Nuclear Work
The United States, France, Britain, and Germany have condemned Iran's decision to start enriching uranium at an underground facility after a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council.
Japan to reduce oil imports from Iran in line with US
Japan gave a boost Thursday to the U.S. campaign to sanction Iran over its nuclear program, pledging to buy less Iranian oil, a day after China reacted coolly to the U.S. effort.
Azerbaijan Steps Up Cooperation With NATO
Does this apparent inconsistency reflect diverging priorities within the upper echelons of the country's leadership? Or are both moves part of a complex and far-reaching strategy focused on winning back control over Nagorno-Karabakh?
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia not to supply oil to Pakistan on long
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have turned down Pakistan's request to supply oil on long-term credit despite the rhetoric of long-standing and brotherly ties between the countries, according to a media report today.
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