Reuters: OPEC does not need to raise oil output further, despite a rise in oil prices to record highs, the oil minister for Iran, the exporter group’s second-largest producer, said on Wednesday.
Iran warns India over Pakistan gas pipeline deal
AFP: Iran warned India that it would sign a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline deal with Pakistan alone if New Dehli did not swiftly agree terms on transit pricing with Islamabad.
Iran strengthens South America ties
AP: Vilified by world leaders wary of his nuclear ambitions, Iran’s president came to Bolivia on Thursday to strengthen ties with South American leftists who are embracing him as an energy and trade partner and counterweight to U.S. influence.
Iran says French FM ‘apologises’ over portrayal of war remarks
AFP: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has apologised to his Iranian counterpart over a media “misportrayal” of his recent warning about bracing for war with Iran over its nuclear programme, Iran’s state news agency reported Thursday.
France does not believe Iran nuclear claims: presidency
AFP: France does not believe claims by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that his country’s nuclear activities are peaceful, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office said Thursday.
Official: Iran ordered terrorist bombing in the Americas
FOX News: The Iranian government directly ordered an act of terrorism in the Americas after being frustrated in its secret nuclear ambitions, a former chief of Argentine intelligence tells FOX News in an exclusive interview.
Russia’s Lavrov rejects sanctions on Iran for now
Reuters: Russia opposes new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program at this time because it would undermine a study by the U.N. atomic watchdog of Iran’s activities, Russian news agencies said on Thursday.
Law: Britain may lift ban on Iran’s opposition
Daily Telegraph: ‘All our nuclear activities have been completely peaceful and transparent,” Iran’s president told the United Nations on Tuesday. But Mahmoud Ahmadinejad does not seem to have won over the doubters.
Iran shelling targets deeper inside northern Iraq: mayor
AFP: Iranian forces have shelled deeper into northern Iraq than previously, hitting targets in an area northeast of the city of Arbil, a local official said Thursday.
France’s Total says decision on Iran LNG far off
Reuters: Total reiterated on Thursday it was still in talks with Iran to carry out a multibillion dollar gas project but added a decision on investment was not in sight.
