AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not attend the meeting of the oil cartel OPEC in June despite being in charge of Iran’s oil ministry, a senior Islamic republic oil official said on Monday.
Ahmadinejad not to attend OPEC meet
EU calls on Iraq to respect rights at Ashraf camp
AFP: European Union foreign ministers Monday stressed the need for Iraq to respect human rights following a raid by Iraqi army forces last month on the Ashraf camp housing thousands of exiled Iranians.
China seeks greater ties with Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 23 – China on Monday said it intends to increase ties with Iran in all fields and that it attaches great importance to this task in the future.
Ahmadinejad meets with ambassadors of Cambodia and Uruguay
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 23 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has met with the ambassadors of Cambodia and Uruguay.
MPs file to quiz Kuwaiti premier over Iran ‘bias’
AFP: Three opposition lawmakers Sunday demanded to question the Kuwaiti prime minister in parliament for allegedly harming national security by favouring good ties with Shiite Iran over Gulf Arab states.
Obama vows pressure on Iran’s nuclear plans
AFP: President Barack Obama vowed Sunday to “keep up pressure” on Tehran to prevent the Islamic republic from obtaining nuclear weapons, as he condemned its support for extremists in the region.
Iraq signs deal with Iran to import gas for power
Reuters: Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Sunday it has signed an initial agreement with Iran to import natural gas for power generation.
Ahmadinejad remains caretaker oil minister: aide
Reuters: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad remains Iran’s caretaker oil minister, despite a ruling by the constitutional watchdog that he had no legal right to the post, ISNA news wire reported a vice-president saying on Sunday.
Iran says finds light oil in offshore gas field
Reuters: Iran has discovered a deposit of light oil offshore of an estimated in-place reserve of 756 million barrels valued at $13.6 billion, the state TV website reported on Saturday quoting a senior oil official.
Iran arrests 30 people suspected of spying for US
AFP: The Iranian intelligence ministry announced that it had uncovered and dismantled a network suspected of spying for the United States and made 30 arrests, state television reported on Saturday.
