Bloomberg: Iran will export crude oil at the maximum level possible, regardless of restrictions imposed in an interim deal that offered the country some relief from sanctions over its nuclear program, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said.
Iran oil minister rejects export limit from nuclear deal
When freedom is the right to stay under wraps
New York Times: Cars honked frantically, their drivers in despair as separate columns of Iranian men and women in black chadors fist-pumped their way through the capital’s afternoon rush on Wednesday, shouting for the government to arrest all women who are improperly veiled.
Iranian news agency removes IRGC commander’s comments on Iranian forces in Syria
RadioFreeEurope: Iran’s hard-line Fars news agency has removed comments by a commander of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), who was quoted as saying that the Islamic republic is militarily involved in Syria.
The Iranian welfare state and its discontents
Wall Street Journal: “You need to stop the hemorrhage first and foremost before you can do anything else with the patient.” So declared President Hasan Rouhani during an interview on Iranian state TV last week. The patient in question is the Iranian economy.
Iran says china keeping north Azadegan oil project
Wall Street Journal: China National Petroleum Corp. will retain Iran’s North Azadegan oil-field project for the time being, a top Tehran official said Wednesday, after the company lost the neighboring South Azadegan contract last week.
Iran, six powers hold ‘useful’ nuclear talks; agreement elusive
Reuters: Iran and six world powers held more “useful” talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, the European Union announced on Wednesday, as a Western diplomat said they are still struggling to overcome deep disagreements on the future of Iranian atomic capabilities.
Iran students gear up solar car for US challenge
AP: Clouds may still linger over relations between Washington and Tehran, but that’s not stopping a group of Iranian students and their teachers from gearing up for a summer road trip through the American heartland.
Japan contributes funds to help save shrinking Iran lake
Bloomberg: Japan is contributing funds to help save Lake Urmia, one of the Middle East’s largest lakes that has shrunk by 85 percent the past two decades as dams were built and farmers diverted too much water for crops.
Iran keeps links to Chinese energy companies
UPI: Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh last week said a contract with China National Petroleum Corp. for development of the South Azadegan oil field was torn up because the company wasn’t meeting Iran’s expectations at a field said to hold more than 40 billion barrels of oil.
Iran on agenda for White House aide talks in Israel
Reuters: U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice will travel to Israel on Wednesday and Thursday for meetings with Israeli officials in which nuclear talks with Iran will be on the agenda, the White House said on Tuesday.
