Daily Mail: UN nuclear inspectors arrived in Iran on today, hoping to shed light on suspected military aspects of Tehran’s atomic work – on the day its lawmakers look set to ban oil exports to Europe in revenge for new EU sanctions.
UN inspectors to examine Iran’s nuclear programme as country votes on oil export ban
Iran says oil could reach $120 to $150 per barrel
AP: The head of Iran’s state oil company said Sunday that the price of crude will reach $120 to $150 per barrel, as officials in Tehran prepare to discuss a ban on crude sales to European Union countries in retaliation for an EU embargo.
Iran may increase electricity prices by 20% in March, Mehr says
Bloomberg: Iran may raise electricity prices by about 20 percent in March as part of a plan to cut energy subsidies, state-run Mehr reported, citing Mohammad Behzad, deputy energy minister.
UN chief nuclear inspector lands in Iran
AFP: An International Atomic Energy Agency team arrived in Iran early Sunday on a mission to clear up what it called “outstanding substantive issues” on Tehran’s nuclear programme, the official IRNA news agency said.
Syrian opposition says Iran plays role in crackdown
AFP: The opposition Syrian National Council on Saturday accused Iran of “participation” in the bloody crackdown on protests in Syria and called on Tehran to stop supporting the Damascus regime.
Germany convinces India to cut Iran oil imports, Focus says
Bloomberg: Germany managed to convince India to reduce its crude imports from Iran a few days ago before Chancellor Angela Merkel seeks support in China next week for the European Union’s ban on the country’s oil, Focus magazine reported, citing an adviser to Merkel it didn’t identify.
Iran oil chief: sanctions to hit EU buyback firms
Reuters: European oil companies that are owed oil by Iran could lose out if Iran imposes a ban on crude exports to the EU next week, a measure currently before the Iranian parliament, the head of Iran’s state oil company said on Saturday.
UN weapons experts going to Tehran
AP: The U.N. nuclear agency is including two senior weapons experts on its next mission to Tehran in an unusually clear statement on the team’s prime focus — wresting information from Iranian officials about suspicions the country has secretly worked on atomic arms.
Iran border guards ‘kill six Pakistanis’
BBC: At least six Pakistanis have been shot dead and two others wounded by Iranian border guards after they crossed the border, Pakistani officials say.
‘Onus on Iran’ to prove nuclear intentions: UN chief
AFP: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Tehran to halt its nuclear programme and to resume talks with Western powers, saying that the onus is on Iran to prove its good intentions.
