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UK tells Iran happy to talk human rights after riot criticism

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Reuters: Britain told Iran on Thursday it was happy to discuss its handling of street unrest after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused its police of “savage” aggression against demonstrators.

India IOC says paying for Iran oil through Turkey bank

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Reuters: India’s top state-run refiner , Indian Oil Corp Ltd, said on Wednesday it had begun paying its debt to Iran for oil imports and would clear an outstanding of 380 million euros this month using an arrangement with a state-controlled bank in Turkey.

Ahmadinejad urges UN to react on Britain riot

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AP: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to take action over the rioting in Britain, arguing it was hypocritical in its reaction to such events.

US Senators urge sanctions on Iran finances

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AFP: An overwhelming majority of the US Senate urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to impose “crippling sanctions” on Iran’s financial system in a bid to hinder its suspect nuclear program.

Iran uses riots as propaganda

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Sky News: The shocking reality of violence and looting across British have been seen by people all over the world – even in Iran, where the scenes were being used as propaganda.

Dutch citizen arrested in NJ over Iran shipments

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AP: Federal authorities in New Jersey have charged a citizen of the Netherlands with conspiring to ship aircraft parts and other items from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. law.

Iran discovers $133 bln gas field

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AFP: Gas- and oil-rich Iran has discovered another gas field with reserves of 495 billion cubic metres valued at $133 billion, the oil ministry’s SHANA news service quoted an oil official as saying on Monday.

Iran gets 1 bln euros of India oil cash

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Reuters: Iran has received 1 billion euros ($1.4 billion) from India in the last 10 days for long overdue oil debts, indicating the likely end of a sanctions-related problem that had blocked payments all year, an Iranian official said on Monday.

Kuwait denies joint oil development with Iran

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AFP: The oil ministry in OPEC member Kuwait on Monday denied that it has started a joint oil development with neighbouring Iran.

Iran MP: Nuclear plant’s launch delayed again

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AP: An Iranian lawmaker says the country’s first nuclear power plant in southern port of Bushehr faces more delays because of money demands from Russia.