Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 18 Authorities in Khorassan Razavi Province, north-eastern Iran, hanged two men, state media reported on Sunday.
Iran hangs two in north-east province
France backs sanctions on Iran: Kouchner
AFP: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday that France will back international sanctions against Iran if the Islamic republic does not halt its programme of uranium enrichment.
Iran reinstates 300 additional candidates for March elections
VOA: An Iranian news agency says authorities have reinstated 300 more candidates ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections, bringing the total reinstated in the past week to almost 600.
Iran opens its 1st oil products bourse
AP: Iran established its first oil products bourse Sunday in a free trade zone on the Persian Gulf Island of Kish, the country’s oil ministry said.
Iran’s supreme leader: God will reprimand Iranians if they give up nuclear activity
AP: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that god would punish Iranians if they do not support the country’s disputed nuclear program, state radio reported.
Fallon watches for an end to Iran’s aid to militants
Bloomberg: Admiral William Fallon, commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, said he’ll be watching Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Iraq next month for signs his country might end its support for Iraqi militants.
National Iranian Oil hires vessel to ship gasoil from Singapore
Bloomberg: National Iranian Oil Co. hired a tanker to transport 80,000 metric tons of gasoil or diesel to the Middle East gulf from Singapore, a shipbroker said.
Iran says OPEC output cut not ruled out
AFP: Iran on Sunday declined to rule out that the oil cartel OPEC would cut production at its next meeting in early March, a move vehemently opposed by oil-consuming countries.
Iran’s Reza Najie wins best actor at Berlin fest
AFP: Iran’s Reza Najie won the Silver Bear prize for best actor Saturday at the Berlin Film Festival for his performance as an ostrich farmer looking for work in the city in “The Song of Sparrows.”
Iran urges Dutch not to air Koran film: report
Reuters: Iran has urged the Netherlands to prevent the screening of a film in which a right-wing populist lawmaker plans to lay out his view of the Koran, a news agency in the Islamic Republic said on Saturday.
