Bloomberg: Iran will insist that OPEC maintain its current production ceiling for crude when the group’s ministers meet this month, state-run Press TV reported, citing the country’s oil minister.
Iran calls on OPEC to keep output ceiling
Iran blasts Turkey, Saudi, Qatar over ally Syria
AFP: A top military aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused Ankara, Riyadh and Doha of serving US and Israeli interests in Syria, in a veiled warning to Turkey of worsening ties.
Iran vows ‘proportionate’ response to any strike
AFP: Iran will respond to any Israeli or US attack against its nuclear sites with a “proportionate” reaction, the military adviser to the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday.
Iran targets U.S. diplomats for terrorist attacks
The Foundry: While the Obama Administration remains wedded to the diplomatic engagement of Iran, Iran remains wedded to terrorism, including plots against U.S. diplomats.
Iran builds new space center to launch satellites
AP: Iran is finishing construction of a new space center that will allow it to soon launch more domestically made satellites into orbit, the country’s defense minister said Saturday.
Cyber-attacks “bought us time” on Iran – U.S. sources
Reuters: The United States under former President George W. Bush began building a complex cyber-weapon to try to prevent Tehran from completing suspected nuclear weapons work…
Court: US must decide terrorist designation
AP: A federal appeals court on Friday gave Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton four months to decide whether a group opposed to Iran should be removed from a list of foreign terrorist organizations.
Iran group must get ruling on terrorist label, court says
Bloomberg: The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, designated a terrorist group, must be told within four months by the U.S. State Department whether the label will be removed or an appeals court will order the change itself.
US asks Iraq to extradite Hezbollah suspect
Reuters: Daqduq was captured in March 2007 and initially claimed he was a deaf mute. U.S. forces accused him of being a surrogate for Iran’s elite Quds force operatives and say he joined the Lebanese Hezbollah in 1983.
Clinton – Iran must take concrete nuclear steps
Reuters: Major powers will know within a few weeks if Iran plans to take concrete action to demonstrate that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.


