AFP: Iran is the country seen as having the most negative influence in the world, according to an annual survey by BBC World Service published on Monday.
Iran has the most negative influence: BBC poll
IAEA says new info adds to Iran nuclear work concern
Reuters: The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said on Monday newly-received information added to concerns about possible military aspects to Iran’s disputed nuclear programme.
Nigeria amends charges against Iranian arms suspect
AFP: Nigerian prosecutors on Monday amended the charges against an alleged Iranian Revolutionary Guard member on trial over a shipment of rockets, explosives and grenades seized in the West African nation.
Iran sees oil revenue reaching $80 billion this year, Mehr says
Bloomberg: Iran expects its oil revenue in the current Iranian calendar year ending on March 20 to reach $80 billion, the state-run Mehr news agency reported, without citing anyone.
Tehran Metro head resigns in row with Ahmadinejad
Reuters: The head of Tehran’s Metro, the urban railway at the centre of a power struggle between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and rival conservatives, has resigned, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Iran says its warships have left the Mediterranean
AFP: Two Iranian warships, which entered the Mediterranean last month sparking an outcry from Israel, have passed through the Suez Canal back into the Red Sea, naval commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayari said on Saturday.
U.S. and Sweden to push U.N. rights body to act on Iran
Reuters: The United States will strongly support a Swedish effort to have the U.N. Human Rights Council appoint a special investigator into rights violations in Iran, U.S. ambassador Eileen Donahoe said on Friday.
India working on plan to pay for Iran oil imports
AFP: Energy-hungry India says it is still working out a long-term method to pay for oil imports from Iran after the Reserve Bank of India rejected an earlier settlement method.
Clinton asks Iran to help find missing FBI agent
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked Tehran Friday for any help in locating a retired FBI agent, who went missing in Iran four years ago, after receiving information that he is alive.
US discusses Iran sanctions with Venezuela
AFP: US officials have “discussed” concerns that Venezuela may be breaching international sanctions on Iran, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Thursday.
