AFP: Schlumberger — the world’s largest oil-services company — has promised the US government that it will pull out of Iran when its current contracts are complete, The Boston Globe reported.
US oil service giant vows to ‘pull out of Iran’
EU accepts Iran talks offer, suggests venue
AFP: EU diplomacy chief Catherine Ashton on Friday agreed to resume long-stalled nuclear talks between world powers and Iran on December 5, and suggested they be held in Austria or Switzerland.
Allawi: Walkout in Iraqi parliament illustrates mistrust
CNN: For former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, the dramatic parliamentary walkout of his Iraqiya bloc this week represents a deep-seated lack of trust among Iraqi politicians, and it underscores the threat to forming a new Iraqi government.
N. Korea giving nuclear material to Iran, Syria: UN
AFP: North Korea is avoiding UN sanctions and providing banned nuclear and ballistic equipment to Iran, Syria and Myanmar, according to a UN report released on Friday.
Nuclear information safe with us, IAEA tells Iran
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday it protects the confidentiality of information gathered during inspections, indirectly rejecting an Iranian accusation it would feed sensitive information to Washington.
E.U. responds to Iran about talks on nuclear program
New York Times: Talks on Iran’s nuclear program moved a step closer Thursday as the European Union foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, agreed to one of two dates for discussions suggested by Tehran, a diplomat said, although Ms. Ashton proposed an alternative location.
Iraq accused over Camp Ashraf refugees from Iran
BBC: The Iraqi government has been accused of denying Iranian dissidents living in Camp Ashraf free access to medical treatment.
Kuwait starts applying UN sanctions on Iran: media
AFP: The central bank of Kuwait has asked Gulf emirate banks, investment companies and money exchange firms to start implementing UN sanctions against neighbouring Iran, local media said Friday.
Nigeria may report Iran to UN over arms seized in Lagos
BBC: Nigeria has said it will report Iran to the UN over an arms shipment seized in Lagos, if investigations show sanctions were broken.
Kerry: Iran sanctions have bite
AFP: US sanctions against Iran over the Islamic republic’s suspect nuclear program are biting, Senior Democratic Senator John Kerry said Wednesday in the wake of talks in Syria, a key Tehran ally.
