Reuters: The United States on Friday dismissed suggestions that Iran was exporting much more oil than it is allowed to sell under a preliminary nuclear deal with world powers and predicted that aggregate Iranian oil sales would meet targets set for Tehran.
Iran oil exports will be in line with sanctions target: U.S.
Boeing says US OK’s sale of plane parts to Iran
AP: Boeing Co. said Friday that it received U.S. government approval to export certain spare parts for commercial airplanes to Iran. Officials at the Treasury Department, which oversees sanctions against Iran, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
US official: Iran nuke deal to be drafted in May
AP: World powers and Iran will start drafting a final nuclear agreement next month, a U.S. official said Friday in a surprisingly optimistic assessment that expressed hope that a comprehensive pact could be reached in July.
US voices concern about Iran envoy
AFP: The United States said Thursday it has voiced concern to Iran on its potential selection of a UN ambassador with alleged links to the 1979 seizure of the US embassy. Iran has sought a visa for Hamid Aboutalebi, who joined a student group behind the hostage-taking.
Austrian president poised for rare Western visit to Iran
Reuters: Austrian President Heinz Fischer has ‘in principle’ accepted an invitation to visit Iran, his office said on Wednesday, in what would be the first trip for many years by a Western head of state.
Iran, six powers start expert-level nuclear talks in Vienna
Reuters: Iran and six world powers began an expert-level meeting about Tehran’s nuclear program on Thursday, part of efforts to reach an agreement by late July on how to resolve a decade-old dispute that has stirred fears of a Middle East war.
Christian prisoner in Iran protests harsh treatment with hunger strike
Morning Star News: A convert from Islam in Iran sentenced to serve almost four years in prison for Christian activities has gone on a hunger strike to protest the government’s refusal to grant his request for release, religious freedom advocates said.
West, Middle East powers warn against Syria election
AFP: Eleven Western and Middle Eastern powers on Thursday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against holding elections, saying that the vote would have no credibility amid the country’s brutal civil war.
Iranian resistance denounces ‘terror-master’ diplomat
InsideEmbassyRow: The exiled Iranian resistance Thursday accused Iran’s U.N. ambassador of coordinating the 1993 assassination of a leading Iranian dissident in Rome and called on international authorities to file criminal charges against the diplomat.
Treasury official: Firms not in new deals with Iran after pact
Reuters: The top U.S. Treasury Department official responsible for sanctions said on Wednesday there is no evidence that any companies are taking advantage of a preliminary nuclear agreement with Iran by reaching new deals in Iran.
