Wall Street Journal: Asset freezes net only small sums as U.N. weighs new ones to fight Iran's nuclear program. Iran sanctions yield little
Wall Street Journal: Asset freezes net only small sums as U.N. weighs new ones to fight Iran's nuclear program. INTERVIEW – MRPL trims ’10/11 crude import deal with Iran
Reuters: State-run Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd will reduce term crude imports from Iran by about 8.5 percent to 130,000 barrels per day (bpd) for the 2010/11 fiscal year that began on April 1, a senior company official said on Monday. Iran says still ready to negotiate nuclear swap
Reuters: Iran is still ready to negotiate a solution to its nuclear stand-off with the West, but only on the condition that foreign powers agree to a fuel swap on Iranian territory, the foreign ministry said on Monday. Unserious about Iran
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: US President Barack Obama is acting as if he believes a nuclear Tehran is inevitable. Why Iraqi PM has changed his mind on ‘fair’ election
The Scotsman:The outcome of the Iraqi election is being challenged by the prime minister, Nuri Al-Maliki, who initially claimed the poll was free and fair, but has now decided that there has been, after all, widespread cheating. Perhaps this is because former PM Ayad Allawi, won – by 91 seats to 89. Iran inflation 10.4 pct yr on yr in March – report
Reuters: Iran's inflation continued its recent upward trend in March, reaching 10.4 percent year-on-year, the official IRNA news agency said on Monday quoting a central bank report. White House: Iran not why currency report delayed
AP: The White House denies any connection between delaying a report on China's currency policies and seeking China's cooperation on new penalties against Iran for its nuclear program. Grandson of Iran’s Rafsanjani may face charges-agency
Reuters: A grandson of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani could face security-related charges after he was detained for taking part in opposition protests last year, a news agency said on Sunday. Report: Iranian ex-vice president returns to jail
AP: Iran's state television says a former vice president and prominent pro-reform activist convicted of spreading propaganda against the ruling clerical establishment has returned to prison to serve his one-year sentence. Iran seeks $12.5 bln through privatisating 500 state firms
Reuters: Iran aims to raise about $12.5 billion by privatising more than 500 state firms during the 2010-11 year, including two refineries and two car makers, a senior official said in remarks published on Sunday. 