AFP: A senior Iranian official Saturday dismissed the need for a Tehran office for UN inspectors tasked with monitoring Iran’s partial nuclear freeze, Mehr news agency said.
Iran says no need for UN watchdog office in Tehran
Jack Straw under fire for his appeasement of ayatollahs in Iran
NewsBlaze: The Foreign Office and Parliament should not accept Mr Straw’s apparently limited concern for the murderous mullahs. Amnesty International said on 17 January Iran had carried out 40 executions since the beginning of 2014, with at least 33 carried out in one week alone.
Iran: Ex-leader’s daughter gets suspended sentence
AP: An Iranian news agency is reporting that the daughter of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has received a six-month suspended prison sentence on charges of slandering top officials.
U.N. nuclear chief says still ‘long way to go’ on Iran
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear chief said on Friday there was “still a long way to go” to resolve a decade-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear program, a note of caution days after Tehran curbed its atomic activity under an interim deal with world powers.
Iran to woo oil companies with ‘sexy’ contracts, Total CEO says
Bloomberg: Iran plans to offer oil companies improved terms to develop oil and natural gas fields once a trade embargo against the country is lifted, Total SA (FP) Chief Executive Officer Christophe de Margerie said.
Talks with Iran over nuclear program face dilemma
AP: Vast differences between Iran and the six-nation coalition seeking to dismantle the Islamic republic’s nuclear program may lead to another short-term deal – and that could renew criticism that Iran is stalling and energize the push in Congress for tougher sanctions even if they endanger negotiations.
UN watchdog calls for funds to monitor Iran nuclear freeze
AFP: The UN atomic watchdog said Friday it needs 5.5 million euros to monitor Iran’s partial nuclear freeze under a landmark deal with world powers struck in November.
Iran: Surge in executions worries rights experts
New York Times: United Nations human rights experts called on Wednesday for an urgent halt to a surge in executions in Iran in recent weeks. Iran reportedly hanged 40 people in the first two weeks of January, 33 of them in the last week.
Iran comments a new headache for Washington
AFP: Claims by top Iranian leaders that Washington is misrepresenting terms of an interim nuclear deal left the White House with a new political headache Thursday as it battles to build support for the pact.
Clearstream pays $152 mn over Iran sanctions violations
AFP: Luxembourg financial clearing house Clearstream Banking will pay the United States $152 million to settle accusations it illegally helped Iran’s central bank access the US financial system, the Treasury announced Thursday.
