Reuters: An Iranian tanker is moored at Royal Dutch Shell’s Singapore refinery to discharge crude oil, according to Reuters data and sources, highlighting the different approaches European oil companies are taking to Iranian oil ahead of an EU ban.
Iranian ship to unload crude at Shell Singapore
U.S. should protest conditions at Camp Liberty
UPI: The mullahs ruling Iran have had little reason to be happy with the United Nations in recent weeks, being forced to cope with crippling sanctions because of their pursuit of nuclear weapons and being further isolated by the world community with every passing day.
Japan refiners eye force majeure clause for Iran contracts
Reuters: Japanese buyers of Iran crude may ask Tehran to include a force majeure clause in contracts if they are unable to pay Iran or lift Iranian oil due to lack of insurance cover for tankers under European Union sanctions , industry sources said on Friday.
US House condemns death sentence of Iranian pastor
AFP: The US House of Representatives on Thursday condemned Iran for sentencing an Iranian-born Christian pastor to death, in violation, US lawmakers said, of the “universal human right” of religion.
Iran polling likely to fuel power struggle
UPI: Friday’s parliamentary elections in Iran are likely to intensify a power struggle between rival hard-line factions led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and fuel a confrontation with the West over the country’s nuclear program.
Rational or not, Iran is a real danger
CNN: Trying to understand largely closed regimes is never easy. Consider North Korea or Iran. How are we to understand decision-making as opaque and unexpected as Lady Gaga’s dress choices?
US professors travel to Iran to discuss Occupy Wall Street movement
Fox News: The Occupy Wall Street movement may be losing its spotlight in the United States, but it’s gaining attention in Iran, where a handful of American professors recently traveled to attend a conference focusing on the anti-capitalist protests.
Iran buys US wheat despite nuclear tensions
Reuters: Iran has made a rare purchase of U.S. wheat in an effort to build food stockpiles as the United States and Europe implement tough new sanctions to contain Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Clinton urges Iranian group to complete move
New York Times: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Wednesday that a decision on whether to remove an Iranian opposition group from the list of terrorist organizations would depend in part on whether more than 3,000 of its members cooperate in moving to a new location inside Iraq.
US panel passes bill on Iran-Latin America links
AFP: A US House of Representatives subcommittee passed a bill Thursday requiring the State Department to report to Congress on Iran’s activities in Latin America.
