Reuters: China seeks to finance development of Iran’s refinery industry, an Iranian official was quoted on Thursday as saying, trying to show sanctions have not stopped foreign investment in the Islamic state’s energy sector.
Iran says China seeks to invest in refinery sector
EU envoys close to agreement on Iran sanctions
AFP: The European Union moved closer Thursday to an agreement on the precise details of the sanctions it will impose on Iran over its refusal to halt its nuclear programme, EU diplomats said.
Manx ship Iran link raised by MP in Commons
BBC: The Justice Secretary Ken Clarke said he will contact the Manx government over allegations the island’s shipping companies have helped Iran evade international sanctions.
Q&A-What are Russia’s energy interests in Iran?
Reuters: Russia, the world’s largest oil producer, must carve a careful path between its efforts to improve ties with Washington and its historic relationship with Iran, a fellow oil and gas power.
Despite pledges, Iraqi Kurd oil still flows to Iran
Reuters: Despite a pledge by Iraqi Kurdistan to crack down on the flow of fuel being smuggled to Iran, the only real impediment truck drivers say they face are long lines that force them to wait for days to cross.
Afghanistan will be US’s new Vietnam: Iran speaker
AFP: Afghanistan will become a new Vietnam for the United States as it was repeating the same mistakes made in Indochina, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said in an interview telecast on Wednesday.
Trial focuses on Iran ties of Kennedy plot suspect
New York Times: The trial of two men accused of plotting to attack Kennedy International Airport took an unexpected twist on Wednesday when prosecutors suggested that one of the men, a former government official in Guyana, had spied on behalf of the Iranian government.
British PM, UN chief hold wide-ranging talks
AFP: British Prime Minister David Cameron and UN chief Ban Ki-moon held talks Wednesday on Afghanistan, the Middle East, Iran and the fight against global poverty, according to a British statement.
Iran says scientist provided information on CIA
AP: An Iranian nuclear scientist who returned home last week from the United States provided valuable information about the CIA, a semiofficial news agency reported Wednesday, adding that his spy’s tale would be made into a TV movie.
Muslims must fight US, British terrorism: Khamenei
AFP: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called on Muslims to fight the “blind and savage terrorism” fuelled by the United States and Britain, whom he blamed for deadly bombings of an Iranian mosque.
