Bloomberg: More than 70 percent of investors said an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities would create only a short-term disruption in oil markets, according to a quarterly Bloomberg Global Poll.
Oil markets seen withstanding Iran attack: Poll
Iran blasts West over oil embargo
Wall Street Journal: Iran’s president attacked Western powers for sanctions against Iran but offered no clear indication on whether his country would return to negotiations on its nuclear program, in his first public remarks since the European Union agreed to ban Iranian oil imports.
Iran to enforce single exchange rate
AFP: The central bank of sanctions-hit Iran is to enforce a single exchange rate after a dramatic slide in the value of the Iranian rial on the open market, state television reported on Thursday.
The message we need to send Iran
Fox News: Several years ago, a political leader from the war torn country of Lebanon observed that in his part of the world it is better to be respected than liked. When it comes to Iran, the U.S. is neither.
US says Iran seeking to snuff out free expression
AFP: The United States Thursday accused Iran of trying to quash all freedom of expression ahead of March elections, as it cracks down on reporters and bloggers.
US has arrested Iranian scientist
AP: The United States has arrested and charged an Iranian semiconductor scientist with violating U.S. export laws by buying high-tech U.S. lab equipment, a development likely to further worsen Iranian-U.S. tensions.
Don’t let Iran benefit from EU financial crisis: John R. Bolton
Bloomberg: The European financial crisis and the ineffective effort to stop Iran’s nuclear-weapons program are crashing into each other. As the European Union adopts new restrictions on importing Iranian oil, the most-troubled EU economies will continue to seek delays and exceptions.
Sasol to avoid Iran’s oil
Wall Street Journal: South Africa’s Sasol Ltd. said it is trying to diversify away from Iranian oil as sanctions from the U.S. and Europe increase pressure on those doing business with Tehran, The Wall Street Journal reported.
BP says Shah Deniz gas field to stay exempt from Iran sanctions
Bloomberg: BP Plc (BP/) believes its Shah Deniz natural-gas field off the coast of Azerbaijan will remain exempted from U.S. and European Union sanctions on Iran.
Iran considers preemptive ban of oil sales to Europe, Mehr says
Bloomberg: Iranian lawmakers are drafting a bill that would call for a halt of Iran’s oil exports to Europe even before July when a European Union ban on Iranian crude is to start, the state-run Mehr news agency said.
