
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude in spite of efforts by the European Union to end its dependence on Russian energy over the Ukraine crisis. Italy has imported about 450,000 barrels per day this month, four times as much as in February and the most since 2013, said ...

The Iranian Army assured the nation of its complete preparedness to protect the country’s security and national interests. The Iranian Army on Sunday released a statement on the occasion of the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr, a city in southwestern Iran that had been occupied by Iraq’s Baathist army ...