Bloomberg: Iran’s ministry of industries, mines and commerce will pay 10 trillion rials ($816 million) to Iranian carmakers as they are going through “financial problems,” Tehran Times reported.
Iran to pay $816 million to support local carmakers
Syria barrages Aleppo; Iran hosts talks
UPI: A new Syrian barrage to retake rebel-controlled Aleppo neighborhoods raged Thursday with rebels still commanding attacked areas, Western news reports indicated.
S. Korea firms in talks to resume Iran oil imports
AFP: South Korean oil refiners are in talks with Iran to resume oil imports, officials said Thursday, potentially by using Iranian tankers as a way to circumvent European Union sanctions.
US confirms StanChart probe, defends Iran sanctions
AFP: The US Treasury on Wednesday confirmed a probe into Standard Chartered and defended its Iran sanctions regime following the New York regulator’s damaging accusations against the British bank.
What does Iran get for supporting al-Assad?
CNN: In public at least, the message was defiant. Beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, sitting alongside Iran’s intelligence chief, proclaimed Tuesday “the determination of the people and government of Syria to cleanse the country of terrorists.”
Turkey issues “frank, friendly” warning to Iran
Reuters: Turkey warned Iran “in a frank and friendly manner” against blaming Ankara for violence in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday, a day after holding talks with his Iranian counterpart.
Syria’s Assad returns to public eye with ally Iran
AP: Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first appearance on state TV in nearly three weeks Tuesday in a show of solidarity with a senior Iranian envoy, even as the U.S. urged stepped up international planning for the regime’s collapse.
Iran says ‘retired’ Guards among Syria hostages
AFP: “Retired” members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and army are among 48 Iranians taken hostage in Syria by rebels on the weekend, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday, the ISNA news agency reported.
Top aide to Iran supreme leader in Syria to meet Assad
AFP: Saeed Jalili, a top aide to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, arrived in Damascus on a surprise visit on Tuesday for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iranian state television reported.
Iran accusations wipe $15 bln off StanChart shares
Reuters: The market value of Standard Chartered Plc had tumbled $15 billion by early Tuesday after New York’s bank regulator threatened to tear up its state banking licence for hiding $250 billion in transactions tied to Iran.
