Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Sunday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Dec 13
Iran eyes $85 billion investment to up gas exports
AFP: Iran, which has the world's second largest natural gas reserves after Russia, seeks to invest 85 billion dollars within a decade to bolster gas exports, Kayhan International newspaper reported on Sunday.
Hamas supremo Meshaal visits Iran
AFP: Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, began a visit to Iran on Sunday, Mehr news agency reported.
Iranian leader issues stern warning to opposition
Reuters: Iran's supreme leader issued a stern warning to the pro-reform opposition on Sunday, accusing it of violating the law by insulting the late leader of the Islamic Republic.
Kidnapped Briton ‘being held in Iran’
Sunday Express: British hostage Peter Moore is being held by kidnappers loyal to Iran’s revolutionary guard and his fate will be determined by an Iranian army general, it has been claimed.
US says ‘nothing new’ in Iran nuclear offer
AFP: The United States bluntly dismissed an Iranian offer Saturday to swap nuclear fuel, which a senior US official said was inconsistent with a deal allowing the Islamic republic to avoid further sanctions.
Germany probes technology shipments to Iran – report
Reuters: German authorities are investigating shipments of high technology to Iran to see if they may have violated export control laws, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday without citing sources for its information.
INTERVIEW – Yemen says has proof Iran backs northern rebels
Reuters: A Yemeni official on Saturday defended claims of Iranian backing for Shi'ite Muslim rebels in north Yemen, fighting the government since August, and also suggested they had ties to Sunni Muslim al Qaeda.
U.S. freezes $2 billion in Iran case
Wall Street Journal: More than $2 billion allegedly held on behalf of Iran in Citigroup Inc. accounts were secretly ordered frozen last year by a federal court in Manhattan, in what appears to be the biggest seizure of Iranian assets abroad since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants: foreign minister
Reuters: Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants to generate electricity, its foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining Tehran's determination to press ahead with work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.
