AFP: India’s biggest oil refiner said Thursday it did not expect any supply shortages because of a payments problem between India and Iran, but other refiners are making contingencies in case of disruption.
Indian oil giant optimistic over Iran supply
Iran says American woman detained on spy charges
AP: Iranian authorities have detained a 55-year-old American woman on spying charges, a state-owned newspaper reported Thursday.
Iran foreign minister meets top Iraq clerics
AFP: Iran’s foreign minister courted top clerics in Najaf, the Iraqi religious heartland, on Thursday, the second day of a visit to Iraq aimed at boosting ties between the Shiite-majority neighbours.
Dutch minister wants detail of Iran death sentence
AP: Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal called on Iran Wednesday to provide details of the case of a Dutch-Iranian woman whose daughter says she has been sentenced to death for drug smuggling.
Gambia, Senegal in ‘perfect harmony’ after Iran weapon saga
AFP: Gambia and Senegal said Tuesday there was no cloud hanging over their relationship after a diplomatic spat over a shipment of Iranian weapons intercepted in Nigeria and believed bound for Gambia.
Iran lifts ban on reformist weekly – report
Reuters: An Iranian court Tuesday lifted a ban on a leading reformist weekly, a semi-official news agency said, while keeping at least a dozen more off the streets in a crackdown dating to the disputed 2009 presidential election.
Iran says ships seized in Singapore freed
Reuters: Three Iranian cargo ships seized in Singapore several months ago due to a financial dispute linked to sanctions on the Islamic Republic have been released, news agencies in Iran reported on Wednesday.
Moderate earthquake hits southern Iran
CNN: A moderate earthquake rattled southern Iran Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
India, Iran try new oil-sale conduit
Wall Street Journal: Days after India’s government clamped down on the main conduit Indian companies use to pay for Iranian oil, New Delhi and Tehran have opened a temporary channel for transactions, a senior Indian official said Tuesday—one that involves routing payments through an Iranian bank that is already under U.S. sanctions.
Iran warns Germany not to pressure over jailed reporters
Reuters: Iran warned Germany on Tuesday against trying to pressure the Islamic state into freeing two German reporters detained while interviewing the son of a woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery.
