Reuters: Iran has secured the release of a container ship seized by authorities in Hong Kong more than three months ago due to sanctions-related problems, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday.
Iran cargo ship, seized in Hong Kong, released
China to invest $2.5bn in Iran oilfield
AFP: China is to invest $2.5 billion (1.81 billion euros) in developing Iran’s South Azadegan oilfield that straddles the border with Iraq, Iranian news agency Mehr reported Friday.
Iran adding advanced equipment to uranium plant, U.N. nuclear watchdog says
Washington Post: Iran appears to be preparing to dramatically scale up its production of enriched uranium, according to a new U.N. report that says Iranian scientists have moved to install advanced equipment at the country’s main nuclear complex.
In setback, Iran to unload fuel from nuclear plant
AP: In a major setback to Iran’s nuclear program, technicians will have to unload fuel from the country’s first atomic power plant because of an unspecified safety concern, a senior government official said.
Iran is exploring nuclear weapons, watchdog says
Wall Street Journal: The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said it has uncovered new information indicating that Iran is exploring ways to militarize its nuclear program, including ways to affix atomic weapons onto long-range missiles.
Text of report by Guards commander on unrest in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 26 – Iran Focus has obtained an internal report by a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps about the 20 February anti-government protests in Tehran. (Text translated by Iran Focus)
Iran says no shortage of crude in market – report
Reuters: The international oil market faced no shortage of crude, Iran’s deputy Oil Minister was quoted as saying by the semi-oficial Mehr news agency on Friday.
HPCL hopes Iran oil payments dispute resolved by end-Mar
Reuters: Indian state-run refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) is hoping the government can resolve a payments dispute for oil with Iran by the end of March, its head S. Roy Choudhury said on Friday.
IAEA has new info on alleged nuclear weapons work by Iran
AFP: The UN nuclear watchdog said Friday it had received new information on allegations of possible military dimensions to Iran’s controversial nuclear programme.
U.S. lobbies for UN rights sleuth on Iran-diplomats
Reuters: The United States is quietly lobbying to establish a United Nations special investigator on human rights abuses in Iran, for the first time in a decade, diplomats and activists said on Thursday.
