Reuters: OPEC sees no shortage of crude oil in the market, a senior Iranian oil official said in remarks published on Saturday, adding that prices had surged on the back of political issues and a lack of refining capacity.
Iran sees no crude oil shortage – official
Al-Qaeda increasingly working out of Iran FT
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 07 Al-Qaeda operatives are increasingly using Iran as a base to carry out terrorist operations in Iraq and elsewhere, Britains Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Al-Qaeda increasingly working out of Iran FT
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 07 Al-Qaeda operatives are increasingly using Iran as a base to carry out terrorist operations in Iraq and elsewhere, Britains Financial Times reported on Saturday.
US, allies arrange meeting on Iran
AP: U.S. officials, wanting to keep up financial pressure on Iran, plan to meet with European allies next week.
In Brief: Iran says wont abandon nuke activities an iota
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 06 A senior Iranian cleric said on Friday that Tehran would not retreat an iota over its nuclear activities despite the looming threat of further UN Security Council sanctions.
U.S. pursuing increased pressure on Iran
Reuters: Senior U.S. officials will consult allies in Europe next week on ways to intensify pressure on Iran amid efforts by Tehran to evade existing sanctions by concealing the origin of financial transactions.
In Brief: Iran says wont abandon nuke activities an iota
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 06 A senior Iranian cleric said on Friday that Tehran would not retreat an iota over its nuclear activities despite the looming threat of further UN Security Council sanctions.
Talabani urges Iran to help rein in Iraqi militias
Reuters: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani urged neighbouring Iran to help rein in militias carrying out sectarian violence in his country and said Syria and the Islamic Republic could make it easier for Iraq to combat terrorism.
Two decades later its still about Iran
MSNBC: It comes as no surprise that Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force, the elite special operations unit, was involved in the January attack in Karbala that killed five American soldiers.
Mideast has an old Cold War look
Los Angeles Times: In the Gaza Strip, Islamists aided by Iran finish off forces loyal to Washington’s ally, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
