Reuters: Iran’s OPEC governor said on Monday OPEC ministers were not due to discuss a possible output rise at a meeting this month in Saudi Arabia but the idea would be raised at a December meeting in the United Arab Emirates.
Iran says OPEC won’t consider oil hike in Riyadh
Brown: UK will lead tough Iran strategy
The Guardian: Gordon Brown declared last night that Britain “will lead” the international campaign to stop Iran’s nuclear programme, calling for new sanctions on oil and gas investments in the Islamic republic if it fails to comply with UN resolutions.
Iran asks Interpol to arrest five Argentines-agency
Reuters: Iran has made a request to Interpol for the arrest of five Argentines, a news agency said on Tuesday, in the latest development in a tit-for-tat row over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires.
Gays should be hanged, says Iranian minister
The Times: Homosexuals deserve to be executed or tortured and possibly both, an Iranian leader told British MPs during a private meeting at a peace conference, The Times has learnt.
Gordon Brown threatens Irans oil interests unless it curbs nuclear ambition
The Times: Gordon Brown last night proposed a worldwide ban on companies developing Irans oil and gas fields if it failed to curb its nuclear ambitions.
Iraqi tribal leader calls for end to Iranian interference
DPA: The head of Iraq’s Tribal Chiefs’ Council Majid Ali Suleiman on Tuesday urged Iran to end its interference in Iraqi affairs which he dubbed an ‘occupational incursion.’
US Energy Secretary worried by Italy-Iran business relation
Dow Jones: U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman Tuesday expressed concern over Italy’s continued business relations with Iran, saying he hoped Italy would support sanctions against the country.
Britain takes tougher stance on sanctions against Iran
New York Times: Britain will push for a worldwide ban on foreign investment in Irans oil and gas industry and other financial sanctions unless two reports due this month show that the Tehran government is ready to abandon efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday.
China FM in Iran for nuclear talks
AFP: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi arrived in Iran Tuesday for talks over its controversial nuclear drive, with Beijing urging Tehran to be flexible but still wary of Western pressure for sanctions.
Options on Iran nukes are ‘limited,’ Bolton says
Washington Times: The two remaining options for the U.S. to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons are to force a regime change or use military force to take out suspected weapons locations, the White House’s former representative to the United Nations said yesterday.
