Reuters: Iran is hopeful its ally China will fund up to $2 billion to complete Tehran’s metro rail which faces delays due to lack of financing as a result of sanctions, a government official said on Monday.
Iran seeking China funding to complete metro project
U.S. exports to Iran rise nearly one-third despite sanctions
Reuters: U.S. exports to Iran rose by nearly a third this year, chiefly because of grain sales, according to U.S. data released last week, despite the tightening of U.S. financial sanctions.
Iran says it will cut imports of non-essential goods
Reuters: Iran said it would seek to cut imports of non-essential goods and urged its citizens to reduce their use of foreign-made mobile telephones and cars, as the country struggles to cope with Western economic sanctions.
Peres tells Brazil to boycott Iran’s Ahmadinejad
AFP: Israeli President Shimon Peres on Sunday told Brazil’s foreign minister his country should boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the future, Peres’s office said.
Iran denies role in Gulf cyberattacks
AP: Iranian officials denied any role in recent cyberattacks against oil and gas companies in the Persian Gulf and said they welcomed a probe of the case, a semiofficial news agency reported Sunday.
India’s HMEL bought 2 million barrels of Iranian oil: sources
Reuters: India’s HMEL, part-owned by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, has emerged as a new oil client of sanctions-hit Iran, potentially complicating New Delhi’s bid for a renewal of its waiver from U.S. sanctions for buying crude from Tehran.
Ahmadinejad to push for Asia cooperation at forums
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, current chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, travels next week to Azerbaijan and Kuwait to attend forums on boosting cooperation in Asia, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Iran’s Salehi visits Qatar to discuss Iranians seized in Syria
Reuters: Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi visited Qatar in the past week to discuss the fate of 48 Iranians kidnapped by rebels in Syria, a deputy foreign minister said on Saturday, according to Iran’s Fars news agency.
Iran could halt 20 percent uranium enrichment if given fuel: officials
Reuters: Iran would negotiate on halting higher-grade uranium enrichment if given fuel for a research reactor, senior officials said, reviving a previous offer in a possible attempt to show flexibility in stalled nuclear talks with world powers.
Iran denies steep plunge in oil exports
Reuters: Iran’s oil exports have remained steady in recent months, Iran’s OPEC governor said on Saturday, denying a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that Iran is struggling to arrest a decline in its oil sales.
