AFP: JPMorgan Chase Bank has been fined $88.3 million for contravening US sanctions against regimes in Iran, Cuba and Sudan, and the former Liberian government, the US Treasury Department announced Thursday.
JPMorgan fined for contravening Iran, Cuba sanctions
Iran denies it resumed petrol import
AFP: A top Iranian lawmaker denied Wednesday he had said the oil-rich country had decided to resume petrol imports, after the oil minister said Iran was “self-sufficient.”
Iran expects to find four new gas fields, Mehr reports
Bloomberg: Iran expects to find four new gas fields before the end of March 2012 following exploration now being carried out, the state-run Mehr news agency said, citing National Iranian Oil Co.’s director for exploration, Mahmoud Mohaddes.
North Korea supplied nuclear software to Iran: German report
Reuters: North Korea has intensified its cooperation with Iran this year and supplied it with a computer program that could help the Islamic Republic build nuclear weapons, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing western intelligence sources.
EU releases new Syrian repression blacklist
AFP: The EU on Wednesday named Iran’s elite Al-Quds force, five Syrian generals and the military intelligence network in Damascus on a new list of those sanctioned for their role in repression the UN says has killed 2,200 people.
UN atomic agency official tours Iran nuclear sites: report
AFP: A top UN atomic watchdog official last week toured Iranian nuclear sites, including ones where uranium is being enriched, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying Tuesday by Fars news agency.
Ahmadinejad unveils new marine missile, torpedo
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled a short range marine missile and a torpedo system Tuesday as Iran marked its annual “Defence Industry Day,” state media reported.
Iran to ‘temporarily’ import petrol: report
AFP: Iran is to “temporarily” import petrol to meet its daily consumption needs and compensate for the poor quality of its domestically produced fuel, a top MP told Mehr news agency on Monday.
US terms ‘troubling’ Iran transfer of centrifuges
AFP: The United States expressed concern Monday that Iran has reportedly begun transferring centrifuges that enrich uranium to the secretive Fordo plant.
Iran seeks LNG exports to Indonesia after 2013, Press TV reports
Bloomberg: Iran is in talks with an Indonesian company to export 1.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas annually to the Southeast Asian country, Press TV reported, citing an Iranian energy official.
