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September 13, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was 鈥榰nlikely鈥 the U.S. and Iran would reach a new nuclear deal anytime soon, adding to Western officials鈥 downbeat assessment over the prospects for reviving an accord that President Donald Trump abandoned in 2018.

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September 12, 2022
The International Atomic Energy Agency鈥檚 probe into Iran鈥檚 past nuclear activities has taken center stage in talks to resuscitate the 2015 deal, where success could unleash a surge in Iranian oil exports.

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August 29, 2022
Progress toward an Iranian nuclear deal has thrown the spotlight onto a sizeable cache of crude held by Tehran that could be swiftly dispatched to buyers in the event an agreement gets hammered out.

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August 16, 2022
A last-ditch attempt by Europe to revive the Iranian nuclear deal has stoked speculation that millions of barrels of oil are set to flood world markets. The return could be swift if Tehran鈥檚 previous comeback is any guide.

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July 20, 2022
Iran warned that proposed U.S. legislation targeting the Islamic Republic could further imperil stalled Biden administration efforts to resurrect the moribund nuclear deal.

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June 08, 2022
The U.S. may allow more sanctioned Iranian oil onto global markets even without a revival of the 2015 nuclear accord, according to the biggest independent crude trader.

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May 31, 2022
Iran鈥檚 seizure of two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf raises the risk of further interruptions to shipments from a region that鈥檚 a vital source of global energy supplies.

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May 29, 2022
Iran鈥檚 foreign currency earnings from exports of oil, gas condensate, natural gas and petrochemicals rose more than 60% from March 21 to May 21, compared to the same period last year.

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May 27, 2022
Iranian forces seized two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in apparent retaliation for the detention of vessel off the coast of Greece.

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May 15, 2022
Iran has capacity to double oil exports if there鈥檚 sufficient demand, a top official said, even as a deal on the country鈥檚 nuclear program that could pave the way for the lifting of sanctions remain elusive.

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May 12, 2022
Two months after negotiators left Vienna, expectations are fading that Iran nuclear talks will resume, leaving the world with the remains of an agreement no one鈥檚 willing to pronounce dead.

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March 13, 2022
Oil resumed its decline after Iran carried out a missile strike in Iraq following the suspension of nuclear talks, while Russia鈥檚 bombardment of Ukraine prompted more calls to sideline the OPEC+ producer.

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March 08, 2022
The world and energy market are at a point in history, as important as the end of both world wars, and that was true before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, said Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe.

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March 03, 2022
Oil fell on signs that high-stakes talks to revive a nuclear deal with Iran may soon conclude, potentially raising supply as traders increasingly shun Russian crude.

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February 23, 2022
Iran is shifting more oil onto ships in a move to speed exports should talks succeed in ending its exclusion from global energy markets.

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January 25, 2022
The Iranian nuclear talks could hardly be more critical for oil traders. Crude prices have surged 10% this year to around $85 a barrel, with many analysts predicting it鈥檚 only a matter of time before they hit triple digits for the first time in eight years.

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January 24, 2022
Yemen鈥檚 Iranian-backed Houthi group targeted the United Arab Emirates on Monday for the second time in a week, raising concerns of an escalation in the oil-exporting region even as the Gulf nation said it had intercepted the strike.
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January 11, 2022
China doubled down on imports of Iranian and Venezuelan crude in 2021, taking the most from the U.S.-sanctioned regimes in three years, as refiners brushed off the risk of penalties to scoop up cheap oil.
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December 29, 2021
Talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal that have resumed in Vienna show some progress but it鈥檚 鈥渇ar too slow,鈥 a U.S. official said Tuesday.
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December 14, 2021
Stern warnings from U.S. and European officials suggest the window is closing on nuclear talks with Iran, with frustration boiling over after two weeks of negotiations marred by allegations of Iranian backsliding.
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December 10, 2021
The budget bill for Iran鈥檚 next calendar year is based on an oil price of $60 a barrel, up from $40 this year, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.