Bloomberg: Iran sees no need for OPEC to hold an emergency meeting if the current trend of rising crude prices continues, Shana reported, citing the nation’s oil minister.
Iran sees no need for emergency OPEC oil meeting
Syrian opposition rejects Annan’s call for Iranian role in talks
Bloomberg: Syria’s main opposition group rejected United Nations envoy Kofi Annan’s call for an Iranian role in resolving the country’s crisis, describing it as an accomplice in President Bashar al-Assad’s aggression.
Iran has designed one-year plan to avert sanctions, Donya says
Bloomberg:L Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has designed a one-year plan to avert the effects of increasing sanctions against the nation, Donya-e-Eqtesad reported, citing a top official.
Book: Israeli spies behind Iran assassinations
AP: A new book claims Israel’s spy agency dispatched assassins into Iran, as part of a campaign to sabotage the country’s disputed nuclear program.
Oil sanctions against Iran will not be enough
Washington Post: Michael Singh is managing director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. From 2005 to 2008, he worked on Middle East issues at the National Security Council.
Iran warns against ‘catastrophic’ attack on Syria
AFP: Iran’s deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that forcing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and go into exile would be a “joke,” warning an attack on his country would be “stupid” and “catastrophic.”
Abbas to visit Iran for international conference
AP: The Palestinian president has accepted an invitation to visit Iran, a patron of his political rival, the Islamic militant Hamas, a top Palestinian official said Sunday.
10-point-list is the requirement for transfer of the rest of Ashraf residents to Liberty
PRNewswire: The statements made by State Department’s officials Daniel Benjamin and Daniel Fried on Friday evening about the terrorism label against PMOI and Ashraf residents were highly disappointing, unreasonable and unconstructive.
Iran lawmaker says inflation is 33.5 percent, Donya reports
Bloomberg: An Iranian Parliament member rejected an inflation figure of 22.5 percent as given by official agencies, saying the current rate is 33.5 percent, Donya-e- Eqtesad reported.
Chinese firm to build power plant in central Iran
Bloomberg: A Chinese company has invested some $500 million for the construction of a coal-fired power plant in central Iran, Tehran Times reported, citing Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad.
