AFP: OPEC’s final summit declaration on Sunday made no mention of the weak dollar, with a plan to increase financial cooperation between members the only recognition of an Iranian proposal to price oil in other currencies. Iran fails to get OPEC mention of weak dollar
AFP: OPEC’s final summit declaration on Sunday made no mention of the weak dollar, with a plan to increase financial cooperation between members the only recognition of an Iranian proposal to price oil in other currencies. Iranian weapons still a problem in Iraq: U.S. military
Reuters: Iranian weapons and agents still pose a threat to U.S.-led forces in Iraq, a U.S. military spokesman said on Sunday, despite a recent softening in tone by U.S. officials towards Washington’s bitter foe. US and Israel ‘face up to’ Iran bomb
Sunday Telegraph: America and Israel are secretly drawing up plans to deal with an Iran that has acquired nuclear weapons, The Sunday Telegraph has learned. Iran eyes nuclear options abroad
BBC: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to discuss with Arab nations a plan to enrich uranium outside the region in a neutral country such as Switzerland. Iraq seeks deeper Iran-U.S. dialogue on security
Reuters: Iraq is encouraged by signs of a thaw in ties between Iran and the United States over security in Iraq but wants the two sides to have a “proper dialogue” about the issue, the Iraqi government spokesman said on Saturday. Deepening China-Iran ties weaken bid to isolate Iran
Washington Post: The rapidly growing relationship between Iran and China has begun to undermine international efforts to ensure that Iran cannot convert a peaceful energy program to develop a nuclear arsenal, U.S. and European officials say. Stronger Iraqi govt behind drop in violence – Iran
Reuters: A strengthened Iraqi government and a reduction of “foreign interferences” have helped improve security in Iraq, Iran said on Sunday in an apparent reference to the role of U.S.-led forces in its neighbour. Iran nuclear drive ‘a grave threat’: French FM
AFP: Iran’s controversial nuclear programme is one of the gravest threats currently facing the world, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was quoted as saying in an interview in Israel on Sunday. Iran president says fossil energy below “real price”
Reuters: Iran’s president said on Saturday he believed the market price of fossil energy, which includes oil, was still below its “real price,” Iranian media reported. Iran bans Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel
AP: An Iranian government decision to forbid the second printing of a Persian translation of Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez has spurred interest in the book, booksellers said Saturday. 