PRNewswire: The statements made by State Department’s officials Daniel Benjamin and Daniel Fried on Friday evening about the terrorism label against PMOI and Ashraf residents were highly disappointing, unreasonable and unconstructive.
10-point-list is the requirement for transfer of the rest of Ashraf residents to Liberty
Iran lawmaker says inflation is 33.5 percent, Donya reports
Bloomberg: An Iranian Parliament member rejected an inflation figure of 22.5 percent as given by official agencies, saying the current rate is 33.5 percent, Donya-e- Eqtesad reported.
Chinese firm to build power plant in central Iran
Bloomberg: A Chinese company has invested some $500 million for the construction of a coal-fired power plant in central Iran, Tehran Times reported, citing Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad.
Iran top officials convene to fight sanctions
Bloomberg: The head of Iran’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches held a special meeting yesterday to discuss ways to counter Western-led sanctions against Iran, the state-run Mehr news agency reported.
Iran may consider halt to 20% uranium enrichment, Press TV says
Bloomberg: An Iranian parliament lawmaker said his country is willing to consider the temporary suspension of 20-percent uranium enrichment as part of a negotiated accord, state-run Press TV news channel reported.
Iran may consider halt to 20% uranium enrichment, Press TV Says
Bloomberg: An Iranian parliament lawmaker said his country is willing to consider the temporary suspension of 20-percent uranium enrichment as part of a negotiated accord, state-run Press TV news channel reported.
Iran says it has plan to close Strait of Hormuz
AP: Iran will block the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows, if its interests are seriously threatened, a senior Iranian military commander said Saturday.
Iran plans to sell oil via private group, evade ban
Reuters: Iran has reached agreements with European refiners to sell some of its oil through a private consortium, an official said on Saturday, a move designed to circumvent sanctions intended to put pressure on Tehran to halt its disputed nuclear program.
US pushs Iran opposition group to vacate Iraq camp
AP: The State Department is warning an Iran opposition group that time is running short to vacate an encampment inside Iraq.
US court fines Iran $813 mn for 1983 Lebanon attack
AFP: A US federal judge has ordered Iran to pay more than $813 million in damages and interest to the families of 241 US soldiers killed in the 1983 bombing of a Marine barracks in Lebanon.
