Reuters: Foreign banks advising Oil India Ltd on its initial public offering have sought an assurance the explorer will not invest the capital raised in Iran and Sudan, currently facing U.S. sanctions, oil ministry officials said on Wednesday.
Oil India asked not to use IPO cash in Iran-sources
Iran against broader cooperation with IAEA
AFP: Iran warned on Tuesday that the UN nuclear watchdog should not expect Tehran to address any claim about its nuclear activities, after a damning report on its cooperation with the agency.
IAEA shows photos alleging Iran nuclear missile work
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog showed documents and photographs on Tuesday suggesting Iran secretly tried to modify a missile cone to fit a nuclear bomb, diplomats said, and Tehran again dismissed the findings as forged.
Govt exploring Iran uranium options: Smith
ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says he is deeply concerned by Iran's continuing failure to stop enriching uranium.
Iran warns on nuclear cooperation, rattles sabre over Gulf
AFP: Iran warned on Tuesday it will not respond to every adverse claim about its nuclear drive, after a damning report from the UN atomic watchdog left the global community divided about future action.
France pushing for more sanctions against Iran
AP: The Security Council should impose more sanctions on Iran over its stonewalling of a U.N. investigation into allegations that Tehran tried to make nuclear weapons, France said Tuesday.
Lawyers criticize EU over terrorist blacklist
Wall Street Journal: A group of prominent European lawyers plans to accuse the European Union Tuesday of abusing the law in order to keep an Iranian group on its list of terrorist organizations.
Iran gives full powers to hard-line Guards in Gulf
AP: The official IRNA news agency says Iran's top leadership has given full powers to the elite Revolutionary Guards as the sole military force in charge of defending the country's territorial Persian Gulf waters.
China urges Iran’s cooperation with nuclear agency
Reuters: China urged Iran on Tuesday to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog but distanced itself from calls for sanctions following a report that said Tehran was stalling scrutiny of its nuclear activities.
Iran blocks probe of alleged atom bomb work: IAEA
Reuters: Iran has stymied a U.N. inquiry into whether it researched ways to make a nuclear bomb, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, and Britain said it would push hard for tougher sanctions on Iran.
