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 Oil OIL FUTURES: Crude Settles -1.4% At $101.81 After US Oil Data Monti Says Any Iranian Oil Ban Should Be Gradual, Exclude Sales to Pay Eni |
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' As currency crisis and feud with West deepen, Iranians brace for war New Sanctions Target Iran Oil Sales |
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 use Iran Announces New Restrictions For Internet Cafes Iran wants their own internet, too |
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 diplomacy Iran currency rebounds on pledges of stability Iran Central Bank Moves to Avert Sliding Rial as Allies Tighten Sanctions |
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" ... |
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 ban Italy's Monti Questions Scope, Timing of EU Ban on Iranian Oil As Sanctions Bite, Iran Feels The Pain |
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 talks Iran: Turkey is best place for nuclear talks Iran, Turkey to double trade volume despite differences on Syria, NATO |
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 2012 |
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 center |
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 visit Treasury Secretary Geithner Will Discuss Iran on China Trip Geithner to pressure China on Iran |