AP: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says his country intends to increase production from a giant gas field shared with neighboring Qatar. The Sunday report by state TV quotes Rouhani as saying Iran that intends to match Qatar’s production by 2017.
Iran to produce more gas from Qatari-shared field
Iran has final say on nuclear enrichment, says Zarif
AFP: Iran will decide the level of uranium enrichment in its nuclear programme based on its energy and other civilian needs, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in remarks reported Saturday.
In Iran, human rights cannot be sacrificed for a nuclear deal
Washington Post: Under the shadow of negotiations, however, Iran’s appalling human rights situation has hardly changed. The alarming rate of executions seems to have increased in recent weeks. An authoritarian regime without legitimacy will invariably rule through militarization.
China, India cut back Iranian crude, duck US sanctions
AFP: China and India are among countries that have dodged US sanctions by cutting back on Iranian crude, Washington said Friday as it pledged to “aggressively” enforce such punitive measures despite a recent nuclear deal with Tehran.
French carmakers poised for scramble to reclaim Iran
Reuters: Peugeot (PEUP.PA) and Renault (RENA.PA) are among Western firms sending executives to an automotive conference that opens in Iran on Saturday – firing the starting gun on a more overt race for post-sanctions business.
Iran nuclear freeze to start by January
AFP: Iran’s six-month freeze of its nuclear programme agreed with world powers in Geneva will start by early January, Tehran’s envoy to the UN atomic watchdog indicated Friday. The accord struck last weekend between Iran and the P5+1 foresees Tehran rolling back some of its nuclear programme.
US: Tough sanctions on Iran remain despite deal
AP: The Obama administration said on Friday that it was maintaining tough oil-related sanctions against Iran even though the U.S. and five other world powers have signed an initial deal with Tehran to curb its nuclear program and prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
No dismantling of Iran nuclear facilities: Rouhani to FT
AFP: Iran will not dismantle its nuclear facilities, President Hassan Rouhani said in an interview with The Financial Times published Friday after a historic deal between Tehran and world powers. Rouhani meanwhile held out hope for further improvements in Iran’s relations with the United States.
Three women treated after hunger strike at US embassy
Evening Standard: Three women on hunger strike in London have been treated in hospital with chest pains, muscle spasms and other illnesses. They are among six Londoners who have refused food for three months in a protest against the treatment of an Iranian opposition group in Iraq.
European firms size up Iran’s post-deal potential
Reuters: The phone hasn’t stopped ringing at the German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce since six world powers reached a deal with Tehran to curb its nuclear program, opening the prospect that Iran can begin to shake off its economic isolation.
