All tagged Brazil

Brazil Judge Orders Petrobras to Refuel Iran Ships

◢ A Supreme Court judge on Thursday ordered Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras to refuel two Iranian ships stranded off the country's coast, a source involved in the dispute and a report said. The order came after Iran's top envoy to Brazil told Bloomberg that Tehran could suspend imports from the Latin American country if the issue was not resolved.

U.S. Sanctions Strand Iran Ships Ferrying Corn From Brazil

◢ At least two Iranian vessels set to carry Brazilian corn are stranded off the Latin American nation’s coast because they can’t get fuel, according to the port authority at Paranagua. State-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro said it won’t supply the ships—which have been floating for over a month—due to the risk of U.S. sanctions.

Netanyahu Says Israel is Arabs' 'Ally' Against Iran

◢ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Arab countries viewed Israel as an "indispensable ally" fighting Iran and the Islamic State group. That evaluation, he told Brazil's Globo TV during a visit to Rio, has caused "a revolution in relations with the Arab world."