Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 18 – Iranian authorities hanged a man in the southern province of Kerman, according to a statement released Tuesday by the local branch of the judiciary.
Man hanged in southern Iran
IAEA chief says has limited knowledge of Stuxnet
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog has only limited knowledge of the Stuxnet computer worm, the agency chief was quoted on Monday as saying, after reports that the cyber attack had slowed Iran’s nuclear programme.
India Essar says oil supplies from Iran not hit
Reuters: India’s Essar Oil’s crude imports from Iran have not been hit, its managing director Naresh Nayyar said on Monday.
14 lions killed at Iran zoo over infection fears
AP: Authorities put down 14 lions at the Tehran zoo that had been diagnosed with an infectious bacterial disease that could affect visitors, a local newspaper reported on Monday.
Iran’s fuel blockade strains relations with Afghanistan, prompts protests
Washington Post: A protracted fuel blockade by Iran sparked protests in Afghanistan for the second day in a row Sunday as tensions rose between the Islamic neighbors, who share a long border and a complicated history.
Iran says firm on nuclear rights as tour ends
AFP: Iran’s nuclear negotiator said on Sunday that Tehran will steadfastly pursue its atomic rights as he prepared for a face-off with world powers in Istanbul over the Islamic republic’s nuclear drive.
Iran searching for nuclear bomb materials: cables
Reuters: Iran has been developing contacts in more than 30 countries to acquire technology, equipment and raw materials needed to build a nuclear bomb, a Norwegian newspaper said on Sunday, citing U.S. diplomatic cables.
Iran says OPEC not concerned by $100 oil
Reuters: No OPEC countries have requested an emergency meeting to discuss the rising price of crude, Iran’s oil minister said on Sunday, calling $100 per barrel a “real” price and not a matter of concern for producers.
Iran finds $50 bn gas field: minister
AFP: Iran, OPEC’s second largest oil exporter, has discovered a new onshore gas field with reserves valued at 50 billion dollars, Oil Minister Masoud Mirkazemi said on Sunday.
Israel tests on worm called crucial in Iran nuclear delay
New York Times: The Dimona complex in the Negev desert is famous as the heavily guarded heart of Israel’s never-acknowledged nuclear arms program, where neat rows of factories make atomic fuel for the arsenal.
