Bloomberg: National Iranian Oil Co. hired a tanker to transport 80,000 metric tons of gasoil or diesel to the Middle East gulf from Singapore, a shipbroker said.
National Iranian Oil hires vessel to ship gasoil from Singapore
Iran says OPEC output cut not ruled out
AFP: Iran on Sunday declined to rule out that the oil cartel OPEC would cut production at its next meeting in early March, a move vehemently opposed by oil-consuming countries.
Iran’s Reza Najie wins best actor at Berlin fest
AFP: Iran’s Reza Najie won the Silver Bear prize for best actor Saturday at the Berlin Film Festival for his performance as an ostrich farmer looking for work in the city in “The Song of Sparrows.”
Iran urges Dutch not to air Koran film: report
Reuters: Iran has urged the Netherlands to prevent the screening of a film in which a right-wing populist lawmaker plans to lay out his view of the Koran, a news agency in the Islamic Republic said on Saturday.
Iran starts oil, petrochemicals exchange in Tehran
Bloomberg: Iran, holder of the world’s second-largest oil and gas reserves, opened an exchange for crude and petrochemicals as the government encourages private investment in the energy sector.
Iranian satellite sending data back to earth
AFP: Iran on Sunday said a probe it sent into space on the back of rocket whose launch caused international concern was sending data back to earth from an altitude of up to 250 kilometres (155 miles).
Analysis: Hopes for better Iran ties lag
AP: The Bush administration’s second-term gambit to remake the troubled U.S. relationship with Iran has run out of gas and time.
Iran-backed groups using secret arms stores – US
Reuters: The U.S. military said on Sunday it had evidence Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias in Iraq were increasingly using secret weapons stores to attack U.S. and Iraqi forces.
Iran says U.S. talks delayed for technical reasons
Reuters: Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday technical reasons were behind the delay in talks between Iranian and U.S. officials on Iraq and denied new U.S. charges that Tehran was stoking violence in its neighbour.
Iran ayatollah drops dead during election speech
AFP: An Iranian ayatollah died suddenly of a heart attack during an impassioned speech lashing out at insults against the family of revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the run-up to elections, the press reported on Sunday.
