Reuters: Iran said on Sunday it had reinforced its border security after Turkey launched an offensive in north Iraq against Kurdish rebels, a move an analyst said was likely aimed at stopping rebels hiding in Iran.
Iran reinforces Iraq border after Turkish attack
Iran confirms president’s trip to Iraq
AP: The Iranian government announced March 2 as the date for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Iraq, confirming the landmark trip for the first time Sunday.
Iran warns will hit back at UN sanctions
AFP: Iran on Sunday warned it would hit back with an appropriate response to new UN Security Council sanctions over its contested nuclear programme, as Western powers stepped up efforts to punish Tehran.
Iran says it will back OPEC output cut
AFP: Iran’s Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said on Saturday that Tehran would back a plan to cut oil production at next month’s OPEC meeting, the oil ministry news agency Shana said.
Iran vows reprisals against any new UN sanctions
AFP: Iran vowed on Saturday to retaliate if the UN Security Council imposes new sanctions after the latest UN atomic agency report on its nuclear activities spoke of progress.
Iran says more sanctions won’t halt nuclear plan
Reuters: World powers can pass U.N. sanctions resolutions for 100 years without deterring Iran from its nuclear ambitions, Iran’s president said on Saturday.
France: Iran should suspend enrichment as demanded by UN Security Council
AFP: France urged Iran on Saturday to halt sensitive activities to allow talks on its nuclear programme to resume, as the latest report by the UN atomic watchdog gave fresh impetus for new sanctions.
Iran to back OPEC oil cut at March meet -Web site
Reuters: The Iranian oil minister said in remarks published on Saturday that Iran would back a cut in production by OPEC when it meets in March and expected the group to take such action.
Iran raises the heat in Afghanistan
TIME: “We haven’t chosen these neighbors,” joked Afghanistan’s ambassador to the U.S., Said Tayeb Jawad, as he shined the red dot of a laser around the edges of a map of his homeland. He was addressing a room full of government analysts, scholars and journalists Wednesday, and when asked about Iran’s current influence in Afghanistan, the joking stopped. “Iran has become a more and more hostile power,” he said.
Iran car maker criticizes China bank moves: report
Reuters: Chinese moves to cut back banking business with Iran are affecting cooperation between China’s Chery Automobile Co and Iran Khodro, the Middle East’s biggest car maker, its head was quoted as saying on Friday.
