Iran rejects U.S. demands to negotiate ballistic missile program as tensions escalate across Middle East despite ongoing diplomatic talks in Oman.

BEIJING, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Thursday morning as investors worried about escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Brent crude oil futures were up 34 cents, or 0.49%, at $69.

While Benjamin Netanyahu rushes to Washington to press Donald Trump on crushing Iran’s missile program and regional proxies, a very different signal just flashed over Tehran. At an Air Force Day ceremony,

As U.S.-Iran nuclear diplomacy continues, Israel warns that limiting talks to atomic program while ignoring ballistic missiles leaves Jerusalem "exposed."

DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Iran's missile capabilities are its red line and are not a subject to be negotiated, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday, as Tehran and Washington eye a new round of talks to avert conflict.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that Iran will not bow to U.S. pressure or negotiate under hostile conditions, accusing Washington of hypocrisy and "double standards." "Trump cannot dictate orders to us and impose sanctions on us and then talk about negotiations,

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Oil prices eased slightly on Tuesday as traders gauged the potential for supply disruptions after U.S. guidance for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz kept attention squarely on tensions between Washington and Tehran.