One of two official packages of photos of Iran’s famed simian space traveler depicted the wrong monkey, but a primate really did fly into space and return safely to Earth, a senior Iranian space official confirmed Saturday.
Exposing a rift with Israel, President Barack Obama on Sunday insisted that the US had not “given anything away” in new talks with Iran as he defended his continued push for a diplomatic resolution to the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Oil prices hovered below $103 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders looked to negotiations this weekend over Iran’s nuclear program.
Oil prices fell slightly toward $106 a barrel Monday in Asia as investors mulled how much the conflict over Iran’s nuclear program might disrupt global crude supplies.
Oil was higher in Asian trade Tuesday, supported by improved sentiment on the US economy and continued concerns over tensions between Iran and the West, analysts said.
Sanctions against Iran are disrupting Philippine banana exports to the Islamic republic, a key foreign market, Philippines Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo said Tuesday.
Oil prices rose slightly to near $107 a barrel Monday in Asia as simmering tensions over Iran’s nuclear program kept crude near 10-month highs.
Oil prices pushed higher in Asian trade Monday after Iran’s military reportedly said it had shot down a US drone and ahead of a Franco-German euro rescue meeting, analysts said.
