Iran

DUBAI/WASHINGTON (June 20): Iran has shot down a US drone which the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday was flying over southern Iran, raising fears that a major military confrontation could erupt between Tehran and Washington.

(June 14): The Trump administration blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers near the entrance to the Persian Gulf, escalating tensions between the two rivals despite denials from officials in Tehran and a lack of public evidence for the US claim.

VANCOUVER (Dec 12): Huawei Technologies Co Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was granted bail by a Canadian court, allowing the executive to stay in her Vancouver home as she awaits a possible extradition to the US over fraud charges.

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SINGAPORE (Oct 5): DBS is maintaining its average Brent crude oil forecasts of ~US$75/bbl for 2018 and US$75-80/bbl for 2019, with the intention to monitor developments in the coming weeks.

SINGAPORE (July 11): Hyflux has received a letter of intent (LoI) for the award of a second contract from Asia Water Development Engineering Company (AWDEC) for a seawater reverse osmosis desalination package at Bandar Abbas, Iran.

SINGAPORE (May 9): US President Donald Trump announced last night in Washington he will withdraw the US from an Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran.

(June 19): Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it fired a number of missiles at Islamic State targets in Syria in response to recent attacks in Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

NEW YORK (Aug 24): Oil prices jumped on Tuesday after a new report that Iran could support an effort by Opec and Russia to freeze production and firm up prices.