AFP: US President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons was "unacceptable" and the Islamic Republic must stop supporting "terrorist organizations."
Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons ‘unacceptable’: Obama
Iran says EU’s Solana wants more nuclear talks
Reuters: Iran said Friday EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana had urged the Islamic state to hold fresh talks to remove remaining concerns over its disputed nuclear program, the students' news agency ISNA reported.
What to do about the Iranian threat
Chicago Tribune: A multitude of foreign policy challenges, perhaps chief among them how to deal with the ayatollahs' regime in Iran, awaits President-elect Barack Obama.
Iran cuts oil output by 200,000 bpd
Reuters: Iran has cut oil production by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 4.04 million bpd, in line with an OPEC agreement to find ways to support declining crude prices, a director of the state oil company said on Friday.
U.S. Treasury tightens banking sanctions on Iran
Reuters: The U.S. Treasury on Thursday moved to close off one of Iran's last available entry points into the U.S. financial system by revoking its licence for "U-turn" bank transfers, which briefly enter the United States before being sent to offshore banks.
US clamps down on Iran
AP: The Bush administration moved Thursday to clamp down on Iran by barring financial institutions from routing certain money transfers through the United States on behalf of Iranian banks, Iran's government and others in the country.
US tightens screws on Iran’s banks
AFP: The United States has set up new barriers to Iran's access to the US financial system by banning certain types of fund transfers, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
Iran-Brazil trade to increase to 10 bln
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 07 – Iran aims to increase its annual commercial and trade exchange with Brazil from 2 to 10 billion dollars, state media reported.
Iran-Brazil trade to increase to 10 bln
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 07 – Iran aims to increase its annual commercial and trade exchange with Brazil from 2 to 10 billion dollars, state media reported.
Iran bans weekly critical of Ahmadinejad
AFP: The Iranian press watchdog has banned popular moderate weekly, Shahrvand Emrouz, which has been critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the magazine's lawyer told AFP on Thursday.
