Reuters: BP has suspended production at Britain’s North Sea Rhum gas field due to European Union (EU) sanction against Iran, the operator said on Tuesday.
UK Rhum gas field shuts due to EU sanctions on Iran
Iran security agents strike French diplomats: ministry
AFP: Iranian security agents struck French diplomats in scuffles at a Tehran embassy residence, prompting France to summon Iran’s ambassador and complain of “unacceptable violence”, officials said Tuesday.
Analysis: Are Iran nuclear talks doomed to fail again?
Reuters: Iran is likely to stick to a stalling strategy toward world powers, seeking to blunt their pressure to curb its uranium enrichment drive without making any major concessions over work the West fears has military aims.
China, Russia urge Iran to show nuclear plans peaceful
Reuters: The foreign ministers of China, Russia and India urged Iran on Monday to prove to the world that its nuclear ambitions are peaceful, and urged a return to talks.
Iran developing long-range radar, upgraded missile defense
CNN: Iran’s military is working to exponentially boost the range and numbers of its radar systems as part of a series of stepped-up defense measures, state-run media reports.
Iran says arms found in Nigeria were for West Africa nation
AFP: Iran said on Monday an arms shipment discovered in Lagos was heading to a West African country, and the “misunderstanding” had since been cleared up with the Nigerian authorities.
Nigeria-Iran friendly called off
BBC: The friendly international between Nigeria and Iran, scheduled for this week, has been called off.
Afghan FM in Tehran talks after Karzai admits Iran cash
AFP: Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rasoul arrived in Tehran on Sunday on the first high-level visit by an Afghan official since President Hamid Karzai admitted Kabul had received Iranian cash payments.
Iran says oil at $100 would not hurt world economy
AFP: Iran said on Sunday that the world economy is in a position to absorb an oil price of 100 dollars a barrel even as it finds the current price range suitable for investments.
Iran’s nuke plant to feed power grid in December
AP: Iran’s first nuclear power plant will start feeding the country’s power grid late next month, state television reported Sunday.
