Bloomberg: Brent is more likely to overshoot the 2013 median than miss it as Iran spars with the west over its nuclear program and the conflict in Syria deepens, Morgan Stanley and UBS AG said.
Brent oil’s third year over $100 looms on supply risk
Japan’s November Iran oil imports surge to most since March
Bloomberg: Japan’s crude imports from Iran more than doubled in November from the previous month to the highest level since March, as the Asian country boosted purchases despite sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation.
Iran grounds domestic flights during call to prayer
AFP: Iran has ordered domestic airlines to take off half an hour after pre-dawn Muslim prayers, the website of country’s civil aviation organisation quoted its chief as saying on Wednesday.
Demos against PM block Iraq highway
AFP: Hundreds of protesters also gathered in Samarra, the capital of Salaheddin province north of Baghdad, repeating chants describing Maliki as a “coward” and an “Iranian agent”.
Iran ex-president’s family sues radical critic
AP: Four children of an influential ex-Iranian president are suing a radical lawmaker for describing his family as a corrupt “octopus,” heating up a struggle between hard-liners and moderates simmering since a contested 2009 election.
Shooter in Afghanistan insider attack is an Iranian national, official says
CNN: The female police officer who killed a U.S. contractor in Kabul on Monday is an Iranian national, an Afghan government official said Tuesday.
Iran Khodro says Peugeot parts no longer needed, Tehran Times
Bloomberg: Iran Khodro Co., the country’s largest carmaker, can manufacture all automobile parts that PSA Peugeot Citroen (UG) used to supply, Tehran Times reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Javad Najmeddin.
Blogger’s death stirs political hornet’s nest in Iran
Reuters: Like many of his peers, the 35-year-old laborer was devout and lived at home with his mother. But his life changed when he started a blog called “My Life for Iran” last year.
Iran suggests attacks on computer systems came from the U.S. and Israel
New York Times: Iran reported a number of new cyberattacks on Tuesday, saying foreign enemy hackers tried in recent months to disrupt computer systems at a power plant and other industries in a strategically important southern coastal province as well as at a Culture Ministry information center.
Iran – SSF build up before the anniversary of the uprising
Iran Focus: Since 3:00 am on Wednesday, State Security Forces and the paramilitary Bassij have been out in forces in most of the Capital’s streets, including Vali-e Asr, Rezai-ha (Haft-e Tir), Narmak and Pirouzi streets.
