Special to WorldTribune.com In the same nationally televised address on July 14 Iranian President Hassan Rowhani blasted Israel for attempting to derail the nuclear deal, then hailed the deal with Western powers as a “starting point” for building trust between the terror-sponsoring state and the world. Rowhani declared Iran achieved all of it goals in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran plans to exclude Western currency from its foreign trade. Officials said the Teheran regime would not accept the U.S. dollar or euro for energy and other contracts. They said Iran was more interested in working with China and Turkey amid Western sanctions on Teheran. “According to the decision made […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — A leading Western energy major has halted purchases of Iranian crude oil. Royal Dutch Shell has stopped all new purchases of Iranian oil in wake of Western sanctions on the Teheran regime. Shell said current contracts were expected to be concluded by May. Shell is believed to have been delivering […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The powerful business elite in Syria is said to be steadily withdrawing from the regime of President Bashar Assad. Western diplomats and opposition sources said leading Syrian industrialists and investors were quietly transferring their funds out of the country. They said the most powerful element of the elite, based in […]