AFP: Iran on Tuesday said the UN atomic watchdog was under “heavy political pressure” after the agency reported Tehran may have engaged in nuclear weaponisation studies more recently than previously thought.
IAEA under heavy political pressure: Iran
Nigerian arms suspect says deceived by Iranian
AFP: A Nigerian on trial over an arms shipment seized in Lagos told authorities an alleged Iranian Revolutionary Guard member lied to him about the containers’ contents, court documents said Tuesday.
Iran forces fire tear gas at protesters: opposition website
AFP: Iranian security forces fired tear gas at anti-government protesters as they tried to hold a demonstration in Tehran on Tuesday, the opposition website Kaleme.com reported.
No need for more OPEC oil: Iran
Reuters: There is no need for OPEC to boost oil production because consumer worries over supply are mostly “psychological” and not based on any real shortage in the market, Iran’s OPEC governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi said on Tuesday.
Iran asks US for new info on missing FBI agent
AP: Iran urged the U.S. on Tuesday to provide new information about a retired FBI agent who disappeared inside the country, and says it will keep trying to discover his fate.
Banco Santander, La Caixa close Iran accounts, Press TV reports
Bloomberg: La Caixa and Banco Santander SA closed the accounts of Iran’s embassy in Madrid to comply with financial sanctions against the country over its nuclear program, Press TV reported, without citing anyone.
Rafsanjani replaced as head of Iran’s Assembly of Experts
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 08 – Iran’s former President Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday lost his position as head of the powerful Assembly of Experts.
Iran energy minister spared impeachment by one vote
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad narrowly avoided losing his second minister in as many months on Sunday when parliament voted not to impeach him by just one vote.
Chávez may be violating Iran sanctions
Wall Street Journal: If the evidence is proven true, the Obama administration may be forced to revise its energy policies.
Iran, Turkey, Syria, Iraq will issue joint visa, Hamshahri says
Bloomberg: Iran, Turkey, Syria and Iraq agreed to facilitate tourism by issuing visas valid for all four countries, Hamshahri reported, citing a senior Iranian official.
