Reuters: Iran exported more crude than allowed under Western sanctions for at least a fourth straight month in February, as ship loading data obtained by Reuters showed top clients again bought more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of Tehran’s oil.
Iran oil exports show steady increase as Asia buys more
Iran says woman sentenced to stoning given ‘leave’ from prison
Reuters: An Iranian woman sentenced to die by stoning for adultery and later given a 10-year jail term instead has been allowed to leave prison, the judiciary said, in a new twist to a case that has triggered years of criticism of Iran’s rights record.
After 4.5 years Iran promises legal action against detained leaders
AP: A top member of Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday it is taking unspecified legal action against two opposition leaders held under house arrest without charge since 2011 — a possible tentative step toward meeting their supporters’ demands that they be given a fair trial to resolve their status.
Arming a dictator
Iran Focus: How would it go down with the American people to hear that President Obama had just ordered the sale of U.S. arms to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to massacre his opponents? Well, the Obama administration has done just that in Iraq.
Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna shadowed by Crimea vote
Bloomberg: The specter of Crimea hangs over Iran’s nuclear talks resuming today, as world powers locked in a confrontation over Russia’s move to annex the region find themselves on the same side during negotiations with the Islamic Republic.
Iran doesn’t expect deal in coming nuclear talks
AP: Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday his country does not expect to cement a final deal in the coming round of nuclear talks with world powers. Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke to reporters after meeting his Belorussian visiting counterpart, Vladimir Makei.
Iran pursuing banned items for nuclear, missile work – U.S. official
Reuters: Iran has pursued a longstanding effort to buy banned components for its nuclear and missile programs in recent months, a U.S. official said, a period when it struck an interim deal with major powers to limit its disputed atomic activity.
Iran dangles treatment before imprisoned U.S. Christian
WND: Iranian officials dangled needed medical treatment in front of an American pastor imprisoned for his faith then put him in shackles and denied treatment. “He’s an American citizen, and he remains in an absolute hell-hole in Iran.”
Iranian oil exports hit one-year high
Wall Street Journal: Iran’s oil exports have bounced along at one-year highs over the past two months, a top energy agency said Friday, amid a thaw in relations with the West that is already showing signs of boosting the Islamic Republic’s battered economy.
Iran says sabotage prevented at nuclear facility
AP: Iranian authorities have prevented attempted sabotage at the country’s heavy water nuclear reactor, a senior official said Saturday without giving specifics as to the nature of the attempted disruption or its suspected initiator.
