Reuters: Britain’s North Sea Rhum gas field is shutting down due to European Union (EU) sanctions on Iran, operator BP said on Wednesday.
UK Rhum gas field shutting due to Iran sanctions-BP
Iran fails to get seat on UN Women board
AFP: Iran failed in an election on Wednesday to secure a seat on the executive board of the new UN super agency to improve women’s rights after fierce lobbying by western nations and rights groups.
Increased security as Iran’s subsidy programme bites
BBC: Police have been deployed on the streets of Tehran as the government begins making dramatic cuts to a wide range of subsidies.
Iran won’t discuss nuclear issue with powers – ISNA
Reuters: Iran will not discuss its nuclear programme in proposed talks with major powers, a Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying on Tuesday, further clouding the chances of progress in the long-running dispute.
Iran sets Nov. 15 as date for nuclear talks
AP: An Iranian semi-official news agency says the foreign minister has set Nov. 15 as the likely date for the start of a new round of nuclear talks with world powers.
Prosecute Hezbollah
Wall Street Journal Europe: There is no hope for Lebanon unless the U.N. and the West will enforce the tribunal’s findings on the Hariri assassination.
Iran’s Jalili offers dates for talks with EU – letter
Reuters: Iran’s nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili has written to the European Union foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton, saying he is ready to hold talks in Istanbul on Nov. 23 or Dec. 5, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
California sues to stop insurer investments in Iran
Bloomberg: California’s insurance regulator sued to stop insurers from investing in Iran, challenging a finding by an administrative law office that a rule blocking companies from doing business with Iran was “underground regulation.”
Bush sought military options on Iran
AFP: Former US president George W. Bush said in memoirs out Tuesday that he had ordered — then shelved — Pentagon plans for a possible military strike on Iran over Tehran’s suspect nuclear program.
Iran nuclear cooperation insufficient: IAEA chief
AFP: The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday that Iran has still not given proof that its atomic program is peaceful and that he is seriously concerned about North Korea’s nuclear work.
