AFP: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Tuesday for “increased pressure” on Iran, saying it was the “only thing” that would deter it from pursuing a nuclear weapons capability.
Israel’s Netanyahu urges ‘increased pressure’ on Iran
Web-hosting firm cuts off Iran websites
Wall Street Journal: Web-hosting service provider Web.com said a unit it acquired had provided domain-registration services to Iranian entities, and has since shut them down.
Rouhani says Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks
AP: Iran is ready for “serious” and swift talks with world powers over its controversial nuclear program, the country’s new president said Tuesday, echoing his own earlier calls for a better dialogue with the West.
India’s IOC aims to cut oil imports from Iran by 23.4 pct in 2013/14-Minister
Reuters: Indian Oil Corp, the country’s biggest refiner, aims to import 23.4 percent less oil from sanctions-hit Iran in the fiscal year to March 2014 compared with a year earlier, Indian oil minister M. Veerappa Moily said on Tuesday.
Oil dips toward $106 after Iran gets new president
AP: The price of crude fell Tuesday as the swearing-in of a new leader in Iran raised hopes for less tension between the oil-producing Islamic republic and the West.
US, Azerbaijani defense chiefs discuss Iran
AFP: US defense chief Chuck Hagel, meeting with his counterpart from Azerbaijan, said Monday it was imperative Iran quickly resolve concerns about its nuclear program.
Iran proposed oil chief attacked by newspaper close to Khamenei
Bloomberg: The head of an Iranian newspaper appointed by the country’s supreme leader attacked President Hassan Rohani’s choice of oil minister, citing “dark spots” in his record.
EU calls for ‘rapid progress’ on Iran nuclear issue
AFP: The European Union urged Iran’s new president today to make “rapid progress” towards resolving concerns over the country’s disputed nuclear programme after he struck an apparently more conciliatory stance.
US senators urge Obama to toughen Iran sanctions
AFP: Seventy-six US senators have urged President Barack Obama to impose tougher sanctions on Iran, saying Washington must stress its military option even as new President Hassan Rowhani urges dialogue.
Iran’s Rouhani pulls off cabinet balancing act
Reuters: Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Rouhani’s nomination for justice minister, is accused by Human Rights Watch of being one of a three-man committee that ordered prisoners in Tehran’s notorious Evin jail to their summary executions in 1988.
