Oil prices surged on Friday and were on track for a third straight week of gains as traders focused on potential supply disruptions from more sanctions on Russia and Iran. Brent crude futures gained $1.

Oil prices surged on Friday and were on track for a third straight week of gains as traders focused on potential supply disruptions from more sanctions on Russia and Iran.

Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line on Syria.

Last year was one to forget for Iran as the country’s clerical establishment suffered a series of setbacks at home and abroad. Analysts say without major shifts in policy, the new year will only worsen matters for a vulnerable Iran.

Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East. Its bad times are likely to get worse once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with his policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran.

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Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” was first imposed after he scrapped the Obama-negotiated Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) also known as the Iran deal.

Inside the secret operations of Iranian company Sahara Thunder, revealed and visually reconstructed from more than 10,000 leaked emails.

Oil rose in the early Asian session amid expectations of tightening supply from Russia and Iran due to Western sanctions, Exness’ Maria Agustina Patti said.