Reuters: Iran is aiming for annual investment of at least $35 billion in its upstream oil and gas sectors over the next five years from foreign and domestic sources, Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi said on Tuesday. Iran aims for $35 bln in annual energy investments
Reuters: Iran is aiming for annual investment of at least $35 billion in its upstream oil and gas sectors over the next five years from foreign and domestic sources, Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi said on Tuesday. British yacht crew of five detained in Iran
Reuters: Five Britons have been detained in Iran after their racing yacht may have inadvertently strayed into Iranian waters, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday. Defiant Iran lashes out at UN atomic watchdog
AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki lashed out at the UN atomic watchdog on Monday, saying it was implementing "law of the jungle", as Britain and Germany warned of new sanctions against Tehran. Germany: Iran uranium plans go in wrong direction
Reuters: Germany criticised Iran's plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants, warning Tehran on Monday that it would face further sanctions if it does not cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog. Russia concerned by Iran nuclear plans – agencies
Reuters: Russia is seriously concerned by Iranian plans to expand its uranium enrichment programme, local news agencies quoted a source in Russia's foreign ministry as saying on Monday. Iran restructuring its naval forces
Washington Post: Iran has reorganized its naval forces to give operational control of the strategic Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz to the naval component of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the paramilitary organization that is playing an increasingly central role not only in Iran's military but also its political and economic life. 500,000 Iranian centrifuges
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: Mohamed ElBaradei caps his contentious and ultimately failed 12-year stint as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency today, having spent many years enabling Iran's nuclear bids only to condemn them in his final days in office. Iran sees lower Q1 demand for OPEC oil: news agency
Reuters: Demand for OPEC crude in the first quarter of 2010 is expected to fall below the producer group's current output, the semi-official Mehr News Agency quoted a senior Iranian official as saying on Monday. Iran to sharply expand uranium enrichment
Reuters: Iran announced plans on Sunday to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants in a major expansion of its nuclear program, a clear show of defiance after the U.N. nuclear watchdog rebuked Tehran over secret such work. Iran warns of decreasing cooperation with IAEA
AFP: Parliament speaker Ali Larijani warned world powers Sunday that Tehran could "seriously decrease" its cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog after it demanded Iran halt work on a second nuclear plant. 