By Siti Radziah Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15(Bernama) --Brent crude oil prices slipped more than 4.0 per cent on Thursday after Iran, among OPECs largest oil producers, warned that the country will retaliate against foreign threats.

TEHRAN: Arab Saudi, Qatar, Turkiye dan Oman bertindak melancarkan diplomasi saat akhir bagi menggagalkan rancangan Amerika Syarikat di bawah Presiden Donald Trump untuk melancarkan serangan udara ke atas Iran, dengan memberi amaran bahawa tindakan ketenteraan itu bakal mencetuskan ketegangan serantau yang tidak terkawal

The U.S. was joined by Iranian dissidents in rebuking the governments bloody crackdown on nationwide protests that activists say has killed at least 2,600 people.

There were growing signs that US military action on Iran might be imminent, then the US president suddenly changed his tune.

Vessels from China, Iran, Russia and the UAE sailed into waters off Cape Town to take part in the exercises as part of the Brics grouping of nations.

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The United States stands by the "brave people of Iran," and President Donald Trump "has made it clear all options are on the table to stop the slaughter," U.S

Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that security forces will not release bodies unless relatives hand over money

Canada's strained relationship with Iran goes back more than a decade, when a Conservative government under former prime minister Stephen Harper cut diplomatic ties with Tehran.

The judiciary says Soltani is not facing charges carrying the death penalty, while a rights group reports that the execution has been "postponed".

KUALA LUMPUR - Harga minyak mentah Brent susut lebih empat peratus pada Khamis selepas Iran, satu daripada pengeluar minyak terbesar memberi amaran iaitu negara itu akan bertindak balas terhadap ancaman asing.Ini susulan peningkatan perhatian antarabangsa termasuk dari Amerika Syarikat (AS) terhadap protes antikerajaan di negara berkenaan.Sehingga 10.22 malam, harga Brent merosot 4.03 peratus kepada AS$59.52 setiap tong selepas seorang anggota G7 menyatakan mereka kekal bersedia untuk mengenakan langkah sekatan tambahan sekiranya Iran terus bertindak tegas terhadap protes dan perbezaan pendapat.Awal hari ini, Presiden AS, Donald Trump tidak menolak untuk mengenakan tindakan ketenteraan berhubung tindakan ganas Iran terhadap penunjuk perasaan antikerajaannya.Harga minyak mentah Brent dijangka berdepan tekanan menurun berterusan sepanjang 2026 dengan harga dijangka berakhir pada sekitar AS$57 setiap tong apabila bekalan tambahan memasuki pasaran minyak global yang sudah berlebihan, kata graduan ekonomi Jack Reid dari firma perundingan global Oxford Economics kepada Bernama.Beliau berkata, harga minyak mungkin kembali ke sekitar AS$60 setiap tong pada suku pertama tahun ini kerana pasaran tidak menjangka perkembangan geopolitik terkini yang melibatkan Iran dan Venezuela akan menyebabkan gangguan bekalan yang berterusan."Kami tidak menjangkakan perubahan berterusan daripada garis dasar kami daripada mana-mana konflik ini seperti yang berlaku dan ketika protes diselesaikan di Iran," kata Reid.Reid berkata, pada masa ini tiada bukti gangguan dalam data pasaran minyak frekuensi tinggi di Iran, sambil menekankan industri minyak negara itu distrukturkan untuk kekal berdaya tahan di tengah-tengah pergolakan dan sekatan dalaman.Katanya, tidak mungkin mogok buruh atau gangguan domestik memberi kesan yang ketara terhadap pengeluaran minyak Iran yang kekal agak stabil dan pada paras tinggi sepanjang beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini.Reid berkata, kesan terhadap pasaran minyak global dijangka kekal terhad kecuali berlaku peningkatan ketara termasuk campur tangan ketenteraan.Beliau juga berkata, pergerakan harga semasa tidak mencerminkan harga pasaran yang mengambil kira kejutan bekalan besar.Iran merupakan antara pengeluar utama Pertubuhan Negara-negara Pengeksport Petroleum (OPEC) sedang berdepan demonstrasi antikerajaan terbesar dalam beberapa tahun.Tindakan keras kerajaan terhadap penunjuk perasaan mengakibatkan ribuan orang ditahan dengan Trump memberi amaran tentang kemungkinan untuk mengambil tindakan ketenteraan.Sementara itu, Penganalisis Ekonomi Tenaga Kanan ABN Amro Bank, Moutaz Altaghlibi berkata, pasaran minyak bertindak balas terhadap sekatan sekunder AS baru-baru ini dengan AS mengancam untuk mengenakan tarif sehingga 25 peratus ke atas barangan dari negara yang membeli minyak Iran.Beliau menambah, penguasaan Iran dalam bekalan minyak global adalah sekitar empat peratus, sesuatu yang agak besar.Jelasnya, lebihan bekalan menyebabkan harga terhad buat masa ini."Saya tidak fikir para peniaga bimbang tentang keselamatan bekalan, seperti yang dapat dilihat semasa perang selama 12 hari pada Jun."Risiko sebenar adalah penutupan Selat Hormuz yang akan menjejaskan aliran minyak Timur Tengah, mewakili kirakira 30 peratus bekalan global

Irans leadership is trying to quell the worst domestic unrest since its 1979 revolution.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) mengesahkan semua penerbangan penumpang Malaysia Airlines ke London dan Paris serta operasi kargo ke Amsterdam yang menggunakan laluan Timur Tengah, terus beroperasi mengikut jadual susulan penutupan sementara ruang udara Iran.Menurutnya, penerbangan yang terjejas pula dilencongkan melalui laluan penerbangan alternatif seperti yang ditetapkan termasuk koridor Afghanistan."Laluan ini merupakan alternatif yang biasa dan diluluskan serta digunakan berdasarkan keadaan angin semasa bagi memastikan laluan penerbangan yang paling optimum," kata kumpulan itu kepada Bernama hari ini.Iran menutup sementara ruang udaranya kepada semua penerbangan kecuali ketibaan dan pelepasan penerbangan awam antarabangsa yang dibenarkan dengan alasan protokol keselamatan.Bagaimanapun, ruang udara Iran dibuka semula hari ini selepas penutupan sementara kepada kebanyakan penerbangan yang tamat tempoh.Semakan di laman sesawang pengesanan penerbangan FlightRadar24 menunjukkan penerbangan disambung semula dengan masuk dan keluar dari ruang udara Iran, walaupun jumlah pesawat yang menggunakan laluan tersebut masih terhad.Notis awal menyatakan ruang udara Tehran akan kekal ditutup sehingga 15 Januari dengan hanya penerbangan awam tertentu dibenarkan beroperasi selepas mendapat kelulusan terlebih dahulu daripada Pihak Berkuasa Penerbangan Awam.Langkah itu diambil ketika ketegangan serantau dan domestik semakin memuncak termasuk protes anti-kerajaan di Iran serta peningkatan penelitian antarabangsa.MAG berkata syarikat penerbangan kebangsaan akan terus memantau situasi dan mematuhi sepenuhnya piawaian keselamatan penerbangan antarabangsa bagi melindungi penumpang dan kru."Keselamatan kekal sebagai keutamaan tertinggi bagi Malaysia Airlines," tambahnya

Concerns about a U.S. strike on Iran had been mounting after Trump vowed to take action against the regimes crackdown on widespread protests in the country

European stocks open broadly higher Thursday as traders digest the latest geopolitical news around Greenland and Iran

Wartawan News Nation di Rumah Putih, Kellie Meyer melaporkan, pergerakan ini berdasarkan sumber yang mengetahui perkara tersebut. Perkembangan itu berlaku hanya sejam selepas FlightRadar24 melaporkan ruang udara Iran ditutup sebahagiannya

Ini Mungkin Anggaran Harga Yang Perlu Dibayar Jika Nak Beli Greenland Amerika Syarikat (AS) ketika ini menjadi tumpuan dunia kerana beberapa isu, yang telah dihangatkan lagi dengan kenyataan yang dikeluarkan oleh Presiden Donald Trump. Selain isu dengan Iran, AS juga kini menunjukkan minat untuk membeli Greenland dan tindakan tersebut mendapat kritikan daripada banyak pihak

Penutupan sebelum ini dibuat susulan ketegangan serantau dan domestik, termasuk protes antikerajaan di Iran.

PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron convened an emergency defence cabinet in Paris on Thursday to discuss U.S. President Donald's Trump's stated intent to acquire Greenland and the forceful crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran

Global geopolitical turmoil, as well as Trump's apparent attack on the Fed, is pushing up the prices of gold and silver

Iran temporarily closed most of its airspace late Wednesday, forcing airlines to reroute flights as tensions with the United States escalated.

The US president does not rule out military action in Iran, as Tehran temporarily shuts its airspace to nearly all flights

Amerika Syarikat (AS) pada Rabu mengumumkan penangguhan pemprosesan visa imigresen melibatkan 75 negara, satu lagi langkah keras Presiden Donald Trump terhadap kemasukan warga asing ke negara itu

Joe Bennett says his parents are in a "dangerous position" amid Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests.

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi "seems very nice" but expressed uncertainty over whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support within Iran to eventually take over

Kebanyakan liberalis yang konon sokong kebangkitan rakyat Iran sukar terima hakikat dalam demokrasi di Iran majoriti menginginkan ulama memimpin lebih ramai berbanding menolak.

The global tensions from Greenland and Iran feature prominently on Thursday's front pages.

The US President said he had received assurances from very important sources on the other side that the killings of protestors had stopped and planned executions would not proceed.

The US has warned it may act against Irans deadly crackdown on protestors, while Tehran threatened strikes on US forces and shipping targets in retaliation.

US officials say it is a "precautionary measure" and comes as Donald Trump weighs up whether to take action against Iran

The 26-year-old shop owner was arrested in his home on 8 January in connection with protests in Iran.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that "we've been told that the killing in Iran is stopping

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has been told that killings in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests were subsiding and that he believes there is currently no plan for large-scale executions, even as tensions between Tehran and Washington remain high

BBC Persian has received dozens of accounts from inside Iran

The satellite technology has become a vital communications lifeline after the government shut down the internet last week

The prospect of another ally falling in the Middle East will be a worrying one for Moscow, particularly after it has seen other alliances collapse recently

Distressing footage reveals nearly 200 bodies with one victim identified as young as 16

The United States said it waswithdrawing some personnelfrom key bases in the Middle East as a precaution given heightened regional tensions.

PETALING JAYA: As uncertainty looms over the worsening crisis in Iran, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has encouraged local businesses trading with the United States to strengthen compliance, review risks and diversify markets to reduce potential shocks

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had "cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials."

Thelasko shares a report from Forbes: We have not seen this before. Iran's digital blackout has now deployed military jammers, reportedly supplied by Russia, to shut down access to Starlink Internet

SELEPAS kegagalan usaha menjatuhkan kerajaan Iran melalui demonstrasi, kerana sokongan padu rakyat Iran yang mempertahankan kedaulatan negara mereka, kini muncul pula gelombang baharu berbentuk serangan persepsi

Relatives of an arrested protester tell BBC Persian he is due to be executed on Wednesday, as the death toll from demonstrations reportedly exceeds 2,400.

Donald Trump's message to Iranians protesting against the regime dominates Wednesday's front pages.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had "cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials."

Tehran: Lebih 2,000 orang terbunuh semasa tindakan keras yang dilakukan oleh pasukan keselamatan terhadap protes di Iran, kata sebuah kumpulan hak asasi manusia, ketika Presiden Amerika Syarikat (AS) Donald Trump berjanji kepada rakyat Iran bahawa bantuan "dalam perjalanan", lapor BBC

WASHINGTON: Hubungan Amerika Syarikat (AS) dan Iran semakin ‘panas’ selepas Presiden, Donald Trump menggunakan kuasa ekonomi dengan mengenakan tarif kepada negara yang berdagang dengan Teheran selain mengulangi ancaman operasi ketenteraan terhadap negara itu

A US-based rights group says it has confirmed the killing of 1,850 protesters during a crackdown by authorities, as the US president urges Iranians to keep demonstrating.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene if the Islamic Republic kills protesters

An Iranian security official says 2,000 people have been killed so far after a crackdown on weeks of anti-government protests.

The advisory points to the arrest and detention by Iranian authorities of several individuals 'including foreign and dual nationals.'

That figure dwarfs the death toll from any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Iran shut off Internet as it cracks down on protests; even Starlink has problems.

The regime's opponents will hope for more pressure to accelerate the process, writes the BBC's international editor.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper also says the government will implement "full and further sanctions" against Iran.

Surfshark reports that 4.6 billion people suffered from internet censorship last year. The trend continues in full swing in the first weeks of 2026 across Iran, Pakistan, and Jammu & Kashmir

Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on countries trading with Iran after its deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.