AFP: A top Iranian oil official said on Tuesday the fuel-hungry nation has exported its first shipment of domestically made petrol, three weeks after declaring it could now make enough to satisfy local needs.
Iran exports first shipment of petrol: oil official
Iran struggling to contain ‘foreign-made’ computer worm
Washington Post: Iran suspects that a foreign organization or nation designed “Stuxnet,” a quickly mutating computer worm that has been infiltrating industrial computer systems in the Islamic republic, a high-ranking official said Monday.
Oil firms reap benefit of Iran’s build-up of crude stocks
The Guardian: Sanctions fail to discourage all trade with nation under west’s scrutiny for nuclear potential.
An adulteress could in theory be stoned, Iran prosecutor says
Washington Post: Iran’s chief prosecutor on Monday contradicted earlier statements by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by saying a woman convicted of adultery could in theory still be stoned to death for her crime.
Shell increases oil trade with Iran – despite sanctions
The Guardian: Oil giant stepped up orders of Iranian crude while others halted trade amid sanctions imposed by UN, EU and US
Iran to press for recognition of ‘nuclear rights’ in talks
AFP: Iran will press to have its “nuclear rights” recognised in talks with world powers who accuse Tehran of seeking atomic weapons, a foreign ministry spokesman told reporters on Tuesday.
Iran dissolves pro-reform parties
AP: Iran’s state TV says a court has ordered the dissolution of two major pro-reform political parties.
Russia defends move to ban missile sale to Iran
AFP: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday defended Moscow’s refusal to supply Iran with S-300 air defence missiles, saying such a sale would violate UN Security Council sanctions.
Stuxnet worm rampaging through Iran: IT official
AFP: The Stuxnet worm is mutating and wreaking further havoc on computerised industrial equipment in Iran where about 30,000 IP addresses have already been infected, IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
Iran produces fuel in 5 petrochemical plants to face sanctions
Bloomberg: Iran is producing gasoline in five of its petrochemical plants as part of a plan to halt imports and counter international sanctions, the state-run Mehr news agency reported.
