Reuters: Iran’s state oil refining firm and India’s Essar Group are expected to start building a 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery in southern Iran early next year, sources close to the deal said.
Iran, India’s Essar refinery JV to start work in ’08
Poll shows global opposition to Iran – and U.S.
Reuters: Iran is the country most people around the world would like see having less power, followed closely by the United States, a new opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
Rice: U.S. will cut off Iran’s ‘malignant’ actions
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday the United States would cut off Iran’s “malignant” activities in Iraq and stop its destabilizing behavior across the region.
Iran says U.N. decisions on atomic plans worthless
Reuters: Iran will not abandon its atomic goals because of U.N. sanction resolutions that are “just a pile of papers”, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday.
Sarkozy sees possible nuclear cooperation with Iran
Bloomberg: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said cooperation with Iran on nuclear energy is “possible,” saying confrontation between the West and the Islamic Republic isn’t inevitable.
EU blasts human rights violations in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Oct. 24 The European Union on Tuesday criticised Iran for serious violations of its international human rights obligations.
EU blasts human rights violations in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Oct. 24 The European Union on Tuesday criticised Iran for serious violations of its international human rights obligations.
Iranians, Solana to meet with Prodi
AP: Iran’s nuclear negotiators and the European Union’s foreign policy chief are to meet separately with the Italian premier in Rome on Wednesday to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program, a day after an EU-Iran session on the contentious subject.
Iran minister: U.S. financial terrorism against Iran has failed
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 24 Irans Minister of Economy and Finance said earlier this week that financial terrorism by the United States against Iran had failed, state media reported on Tuesday.
Iran minister: U.S. financial terrorism against Iran has failed
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 24 Irans Minister of Economy and Finance said earlier this week that financial terrorism by the United States against Iran had failed, state media reported on Tuesday.


