Reuters: Iran, the world’s fourth-biggest oil exporter, has boosted oil export earnings in non-U.S. dollar currencies to 85 percent, an Iranian oil official said on Tuesday.
Iran gets over 85 pct oil income in non-US currencies
France urges sanction moves to pressure Iran
Reuters: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Tuesday the West must continue to work on sanctions if it is to be taken seriously by Iran, even as talks continue to resolve a stand-off over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Clinton backs legislation to curb Bush on Iran
New York Sun: Senator Clinton is moving to tie President Bush’s hands with respect to Iran by endorsing legislation that would prohibit military action against the regime in Tehran without prior approval from Congress.
Iran’s economic suicide
Wall Street Journal – By STUART LEVEY: Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and its radical foreign policies have provoked international sanctions. Its financial subterfuge has led key banks and businesses world-wide to sever their Iranian business ties, and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s blunders are debilitating Iran’s economy. As a result of the regime’s choices, Iran is headed toward isolation and economic hardship.
Bush wants diplomatic end to ‘Iran problem’
AFP: US President George W. Bush wants a peaceful end to “the Iranian problem,” the White House said Monday after a fresh report that the United States is looking at possible military options.
No change in Pakistan gas deal if India joins – Iran
Reuters: Details of a pipeline deal for Pakistan to buy gas from Iran will remain as agreed by the two countries last week, even if India decides to join the project, an Iranian oil ministry official was quoted as saying.
Iran MPs want to shut down Benetton stores
AFP: A group of prominent MPs have called for the Italian clothing retailer Benetton to quit Iran, saying its fashions are a bad influence on female consumers, newspapers said on Monday.
Iran says it ready to help U.S. stabilise Iraq – paper
Reuters: Iran will help the United States stabilise neighbouring Iraq if Washington sets out a timetable for a withdrawal of its troops, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said in an interview published on Monday.
US sticking to diplomacy on Iran, says UK envoy
The Guardian: The outgoing British ambassador to the United States, Sir David Manning, insists the US remains committed to the diplomatic route over Iran rather than contemplating air strikes, despite recent sabre-rattling from the White House.
Iran president “positive” on acting oil minister
Reuters: A senior aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad signalled in comments published on Monday that he would nominate Acting Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari to take the post permanently in OPEC’s second largest producer.
