Russian forces have reportedly launched a series of fresh assaults on different sites in eastern Ukraine, as Moscow's offensive against the former Soviet country continues.

Iran’s oil minister Javad Owji met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Monday and discussed ways to expand energy cooperation between the two countries.

Russia says it has thwarted a violation of its airspace in Bryansk region bordering Ukraine.

Relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia have hit their lowest in decades over Riyadh’s reluctance to increase oil production to bring down gasoline prices in the global market.

Oil or petroleum is not the only mineral resource that makes Iran rich. Copper is among its other riches, as are lead and zinc.

Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji says Iran’s oil production has reached pre-sanction levels.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has underscored its commitment to an oil alliance with Russia, defying a Western push for the global sanctioning of Russia over the country’s long-running military operation in Ukraine.