Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 24 Iran has attained significant success in its standoff with the West over its controversial nuclear program, a senior commander of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Sunday.
Revolutionary Guards: Iran attains nuclear successes
Revolutionary Guards: Iran attains nuclear successes
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 24 Iran has attained significant success in its standoff with the West over its controversial nuclear program, a senior commander of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Sunday.
No respite over crude as Iran vows to support Opec oil cut
Scotland on Sunday: Iranian oil minister Gholamhossein Nozari last night dashed Western hopes of an increase in oil production, signalling Iran would back a cut at Opec’s next meeting in March.
Iran blames US for lack of nuke response
AP: A senior Iranian official blamed the U.S. Sunday for Tehran’s refusal to respond to accusations it tried to make nuclear weapons, claiming information provided by Washington was not only fake but came too late for a proper review.
Iranian clerics face a backlash over good life
Sunday Telegraph: The Ayatollah Khomenei brought millions on to the streets of Iran to overthrow the decadence of the Shah. Now the late leader’s grandsons and other Iranian clerics face a backlash over their families’ fondness for fast cars, big houses and hot tubs.
WITNESS: “Hijab problem” sparks police standoff in Tehran
Reuters: Wearing a brightly colored headscarf and high-heeled boots, the woman refused to be bundled into the police van without a fight.
Iran reinforces Iraq border after Turkish attack
Reuters: Iran said on Sunday it had reinforced its border security after Turkey launched an offensive in north Iraq against Kurdish rebels, a move an analyst said was likely aimed at stopping rebels hiding in Iran.
Iran confirms president’s trip to Iraq
AP: The Iranian government announced March 2 as the date for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Iraq, confirming the landmark trip for the first time Sunday.
Iran warns will hit back at UN sanctions
AFP: Iran on Sunday warned it would hit back with an appropriate response to new UN Security Council sanctions over its contested nuclear programme, as Western powers stepped up efforts to punish Tehran.
Iran says it will back OPEC output cut
AFP: Iran’s Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said on Saturday that Tehran would back a plan to cut oil production at next month’s OPEC meeting, the oil ministry news agency Shana said.
