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Screws tighten on Iran as big buyers shun its oil - Reuters Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:01:51 GMT

Bloomberg

Screws tighten on Iran as big buyers shun its oil
Reuters
By Robin Pomeroy | TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran faced the prospect of cutbacks in its oil sales to China and Japan as new measures to block Tehran's crude exports over its nuclear program appeared to be driving its economy to the wall. ...
Europe Takes Bold Step Toward a Ban on Iranian OilNew York Times
OIL FUTURES: Crude Settles -1.4% At $101.81 After US Oil DataWall Street Journal
Monti Says Any Iranian Oil Ban Should Be Gradual, Exclude Sales to Pay EniBloomberg
Financial Times
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Iran Responds With Anger to Proposals by Europe - New York Times Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:07:14 GMT

Fox News

Iran Responds With Anger to Proposals by Europe
New York Times
Iranian officials struck a defiant posture on Thursday in response to a proposed oil embargo by the European Union, calling the intensified efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program, including new sanctions by United States, tantamount to “an economic war ...
Iran calls sanctions threat 'economic war'Houston Chronicle
As currency crisis and feud with West deepen, Iranians brace for warWashington Post
New Sanctions Target Iran Oil SalesWall Street Journal
Reuters -Fox News
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Iran Mounts New Web Crackdown - Wall Street Journal Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:51:35 GMT

The Guardian

Iran Mounts New Web Crackdown
Wall Street Journal
By FARNAZ FASSIHI Iran is mounting new clampdowns on Internet expression, including rules that will impose layers of surveillance in the country's popular Internet cafes, as Tehran's political establishment comes under increasing strains from economic ...
Iran clamps down on internet useThe Guardian
Iran Announces New Restrictions For Internet CafesRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Iran wants their own internet, tooFellow GEEK
The Verge -Gizmodo
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Sanctions on Iran, and Diplomacy - New York Times Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:38:47 GMT

Bloomberg

Sanctions on Iran, and Diplomacy
New York Times
To the Editor: International economic pressure is certainly necessary to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions, as “Iran and the Strait” (editorial, Dec. 30) argues. United Nations sanctions have slowed Iran's nuclear and missile efforts, buying valuable ...
Analysis - Iran sanctions push is test for West diplomacyMalaysia Star
Iran currency rebounds on pledges of stabilityBusinessWeek
Iran Central Bank Moves to Avert Sliding Rial as Allies Tighten SanctionsBloomberg
Asia Times Online
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Desperate to Show Unity, Iran's Regime Takes a Critic's Daughter 'Hostage' - TIME Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:08:17 GMT

Desperate to Show Unity, Iran's Regime Takes a Critic's Daughter 'Hostage'
TIME
05, 2012 Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani found himself living the old cliché about revolutions devouring their own children on Tuesday, when a court in Tehran sentenced his daughter to six months in prison for "spreading propaganda" ...

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Japan Prepares for Cuts to Iranian Oil Imports - Wall Street Journal Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:10:38 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Japan Prepares for Cuts to Iranian Oil Imports
Wall Street Journal
By KANA INAGAKI and MITSURU OBE TOKYO—Japan, under intensifying pressure to join sanctions proposed by the US and Europe, is bracing for the possibility of curbing its imports of Iranian oil, with some refiners seeking other sources. ...
Italy urges gradual Iran oil banFinancial Times
Italy's Monti Questions Scope, Timing of EU Ban on Iranian OilSan Francisco Chronicle
As Sanctions Bite, Iran Feels The PainManufacturing.net
Economic Times
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Iran, West say ready to resume nuclear talks - Reuters Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:40:05 GMT

Haaretz

Iran, West say ready to resume nuclear talks
Reuters
As new sanctions from the United States and the European Union added pressure on the Iranian economy, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Tehran was also interested in returning to the negotiating table. Speaking at a joint news conference ...
Iran, West ready to resume nuclear talksJerusalem Post
Iran: Turkey is best place for nuclear talksUSA TODAY
Iran, Turkey to double trade volume despite differences on Syria, NATOHaaretz
Xinhua
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A Europe boycott of Iran oil would cap years of U.S. effort - Kansas City Star Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:50:49 GMT

Fars News Agency

A Europe boycott of Iran oil would cap years of U.S. effort
Kansas City Star
WASHINGTON — The European Union appears on the verge of banning its member countries from buying Iranian oil, a move that would culminate a years-long behind-the-scenes campaign by two US administrations to cripple that oil-rich nation's lifeblood ...
Iran to Boost Gas Output at South Pars in 2012Fars News Agency

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Iran ministry shutters independent film institute - Los Angeles Times Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:24:17 GMT

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Iran ministry shutters independent film institute
Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM TEHRAN AND BEIRUT -- Iran has pulled the plug on the independent Iranian House of Cinema, an organization bringing together thousands of people in Iran's film industry. The minister of culture and Islamic guidance, Mohammed Hosseini, ...
Iran closing House of Cinema film centerBusinessWeek

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Geithner may discuss Iran sanctions - Chinadaily USA Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:00:18 GMT

Moneycontrol.com

Geithner may discuss Iran sanctions
Chinadaily USA
The Treasury statement said Geithner would also discuss the possibility of increasing pressure on Iran, including financial measures targeting the Central Bank of Iran. On Saturday, US President Barack Obama signed into law new sanctions against ...
Geithner to discuss Iran in China, Japan visitReuters
Treasury Secretary Geithner Will Discuss Iran on China TripBusinessWeek
Geithner to pressure China on IranThe Hill (blog)

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