Reuters: Iran’s crude exports to China Sinopec Corp for January loading are set to fall by about 165,000 barrels per day, or a third from December, as the Chinese firm and its Iranian counterpart haggle over terms to renew a 2012 supply pact, Chinese industry sources told Reuters.
Iran crude exports to China’s Sinopec to fall a third in Jan
Iran did not shoot down drone: key US lawmaker
AFP: A key US lawmaker on Tuesday denied Iran’s claims of having brought down a US drone, saying “technical” problems pulled the state-of-the-art unmanned aircraft from the sky and into Tehran’s hands.
Nokia Siemens to ramp down Iran operations
Reuters: The world No. 2 mobile telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks will start to gradually ramp down its business in Iran, pressured by tightening international sanctions.
US sanctions 2 Iran military figures
AFP: The United States placed sanctions Tuesday on two top Iranian military figures for their roles in the brutal crackdown on dissenters in the wake of the June 2009 election.
Iran lawmakers pass Syria free trade bill
AFP: Iran’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill for a free trade agreement with Syria in a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad’s regime beset by protests and international pressure.
Iran indicts 15 ‘American and Zionist’ spies
AP: Iran’s official news agency says the country’s judiciary has issued indictments against 15 ‘American and Zionist’ spies.
House-Senate panel agrees new sanctions on Iran
Reuters: Leaders of a U.S. House and Senate negotiating panel on Monday said they had agreed to compromise legislation imposing new sanctions that target Iran’s central bank, despite Obama administration misgivings over the measure. They said they hoped to pass it this week.
Jobless men disrupt Iran president speech: reports
AFP: Laid-off workers complaining about unpaid wages disrupted a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday by shouting and throwing objects, news websites and an agency reported.
US ‘virtual embassy’ is espionage trap: Iran spy chief
AFP: A website the United States touts as a “virtual embassy” for Iran is really an “espionage trap,” the Islamic republic’s spy chief said in media reports Monday.
White House talks on Iraq’s Camp Ashraf draw protesters
CNN: Several prominent Americans joined Iranian opposition activists Monday in a noisy demonstration outside the White House, urging President Obama to discuss what may soon happen at a refugee camp as the United States leaves Iraq.
