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Earthquake in Iran: 5.7 magnitude quake hits Qotur region in West Azerbaijan
Mon, Feb 24, 2020
Earlier in the day, another 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the same region, injuring nearly 100 people and damaging dozens of villages, Xinhua news agency reported. According to local reports, communication means within the quake-hit region as well as the power network have been disrupted.
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Iran attacks two Iraqi bases housing US troops
Wed, Jan 08, 2020
Iran today fired over a dozen ballistic missiles on US airbases in Iraq targeting Al-Assad and Irbil. Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Jonathan Hoffman said, "At approximately 5.30 pm (2230 GMT) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq," said.
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Watch: Iran fires missiles on US Al-Asad airbase in Iraq
Wed, Jan 08, 2020
Iran on Wednesday launched multiple missiles at Iraq air base that hosts US military in Iraq. They targeted at least two bases at Al-Asad and Abril. The attack comes days after Iranian general Qaseem Soleimani was killed in US air strike at Baghdad.
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Earthquake in Iran: 5.8-magnitude quake hits Khorasan-e Razavi province near Afghanistan
Wed, Jan 08, 2020
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Iran's Khorasan-e Razavi province near the border with Afghanistan on Wednesday, with no immediate report of casualties or damage. Puerto Rico declares emergency after strongest earthquake in 102 years.
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Gold prices rises above rs. 41,000 amid US-Iran tensions
Mon, Jan 06, 2020
Gold prices breached the Rs 41,000 per 10-gram mark in the domestic market on January 6, tracking positive overseas trend from the international spot gold that neared a 7-year high, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. #GoldPrice #Gold #Oil #OilPrice #US #Iran
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Oil prices slide 2% after report Trump weighed easing Iran sanctions
Thu, Sep 12, 2019
Oil prices tumbled more than 2% on Wednesday after a report that U.S. President Donald Trump weighed easing sanctions on Iran, which could boost global crude supply at a time of lingering worries about global energy demand.
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Iran ratchets up tensions with higher enrichment, draws warnings
Mon, Jul 08, 2019
Iran said on Sunday it will shortly boost its uranium enrichment above a cap set by a landmark 2015 nuclear deal, prompting a warning `to be careful` from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has pressured Tehran to renegotiate the pact.
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Twitter pulls down over 4,000 accounts linked to Iranian government
Mon, Jun 17, 2019
In its latest transparency disclosure, Twitter revealed that it pulled down a massive chunk of accounts related to the Iranian government which was found in violation of the Twitter Rules. In an official blog, Head of Site Integrity, Yoel Roth noted that the company removed a total of 4,779 accounts originating in Iran and believed to be associated with or directly backed by the Iranian government. Out of these, more than 1600 accounts originated in Iran and tweeted nearly 2 million times global news content with an angle that benefited the diplomatic and geostrategic views of the Iranian state. Over 200 accounts were more directly engaged with discussions related to Israel, while more than 2800 accounts employed false personas to target political conversations in Iran.
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Throughputs, marketing volumes helped HPCL to get better margins: MK Surana, CMD
Tue, May 21, 2019
We gained around Rs 248 crore on the exchange rate fluctuation in the quarter but there was a loss of Rs 579 crores on yearly basis, says MK Surana, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), during an interview with Zee Business.
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Explained - How US, Iran tension might impact crude oil prices
Mon, May 20, 2019
Oil rose to multi-week highs on Monday after OPEC indicated it would probably maintain production cuts that have helped support prices this year, while tension continued to escalate in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump threatened Tehran on Sunday, tweeting that a conflict would be the "official end" of Iran, while Saudi Arabia said it was ready to respond with "all strength" and it was up to Iran to avoid war. Zee Business expert Narendra Taneja explains the impact on crude prices.
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End to Iran sanction waivers only bullish for oil prices in short term: Barclays
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
The U.S. push to reduce Iranian oil exports to zero will tighten crude markets significantly in the short term, but is unlikely to have a big effect on prices over a longer period, Barclays said in a note on Monday.
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