AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the main ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, called Wednesday for dialogue between Damascus and the opposition to end months of violence.
Ahmadinejad calls for Syrian dialogue
Europe accuses Iranian force of aiding Syrian crackdown
New York Times: The European Union announced on Wednesday that it was leveling sanctions against Iran’s Al Quds military force, saying it had given technical and material support to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria in his efforts to crush the five-month-old uprising against his rule.
JPMorgan fined for contravening Iran, Cuba sanctions
AFP: JPMorgan Chase Bank has been fined $88.3 million for contravening US sanctions against regimes in Iran, Cuba and Sudan, and the former Liberian government, the US Treasury Department announced Thursday.
Iran denies it resumed petrol import
AFP: A top Iranian lawmaker denied Wednesday he had said the oil-rich country had decided to resume petrol imports, after the oil minister said Iran was “self-sufficient.”
Iran expects to find four new gas fields, Mehr reports
Bloomberg: Iran expects to find four new gas fields before the end of March 2012 following exploration now being carried out, the state-run Mehr news agency said, citing National Iranian Oil Co.’s director for exploration, Mahmoud Mohaddes.
North Korea supplied nuclear software to Iran: German report
Reuters: North Korea has intensified its cooperation with Iran this year and supplied it with a computer program that could help the Islamic Republic build nuclear weapons, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing western intelligence sources.
EU releases new Syrian repression blacklist
AFP: The EU on Wednesday named Iran’s elite Al-Quds force, five Syrian generals and the military intelligence network in Damascus on a new list of those sanctioned for their role in repression the UN says has killed 2,200 people.
UN atomic agency official tours Iran nuclear sites: report
AFP: A top UN atomic watchdog official last week toured Iranian nuclear sites, including ones where uranium is being enriched, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying Tuesday by Fars news agency.
Ahmadinejad unveils new marine missile, torpedo
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled a short range marine missile and a torpedo system Tuesday as Iran marked its annual “Defence Industry Day,” state media reported.
Iran to ‘temporarily’ import petrol: report
AFP: Iran is to “temporarily” import petrol to meet its daily consumption needs and compensate for the poor quality of its domestically produced fuel, a top MP told Mehr news agency on Monday.
