US-Iran war: Tehran has rejected remarks by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Iran states US sanctions have held the global energy market hostage. It asserts its nuclear program is peaceful and under IAEA supervision. Iran also blames US and Zionist regime a…

The US has extended by another month its sanctions waiver for Russian crude already loaded on tankers, aiming to stabilise global oil supply amid disruptions caused by the Strait of Hormuz crisis and ease pressure on crude prices.