Friday, February 24, 2012

DTN News: Iran Top Stories / Headlines News Dated February 24, 2012

 DTN News: Iran Top Stories / Headlines News Dated February 24, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 24, 2012: Comprehensive daily news related to Iran for the world of TODAY.
*Comprehensive daily news related to Iran Top Stories / Headlines News for the world of TODAY

EU mulls expelling Iran from SWIFT
Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:32PM
Member states of the European Union may agree in coming weeks to stop the global electronic money transfer system, SWIFT, from doing business with Iranian banks.
Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:25PM
A reporters’ rights association in Azerbaijan has condemned the recent arrest of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) employees in the capital city of Baku.
Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:14PM
An informed source in Iran’s Supreme Court says the Court has not handed down its final verdict in the case of an Iranian-born convert to Christianity, Yousef Nadarkhani, Press TV reports.
Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:46PM
Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has expressed Tehran’s readiness to continue cooperative negotiations with the nuclear body.
Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:44PM
Western oil experts believe that the European Union ban on Iranian oil to increase pressure on Tehran over its peaceful nuclear program may breathe new life into the country's ageing oil fields.
Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:24PM
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued its new report on Iran's nuclear program claiming that the country has stepped up uranium enrichment.
Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:8PM
A senior Iranian official has announced that the country is in possession of the technological know-how to design and build small turbofan engines used in various types of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).
Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:0PM
Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has once again reiterated that his country will not abide by EU and US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:21PM
Several Malaysian human rights organizations and civil society members have condemned US and Israeli threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran, Press TV reports.
Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:29PM
An Energy Ministry official says after starting power generation using natural gas from Forouz B gas field, Iran will be able to sell USD 1.5-2 billion worth of electricity to Oman, Qatar, and the UAE.

IRAN RAPIDLY EXPANDING NUCLEAR WORK, UN AGENCY SAYS

Globe and Mail - 
VIENNA— AP Iran has rapidly ramped up production of higher-grade enriched uranium over the past few months, the UN nuclear agency said Friday, in a confidential report that feeds concerns about how quickly the Islamic republic could produce an atomic ...

OIL CROSSES $109 US ON RISING CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN

CBC.ca - 
Oil prices closed above $109 US a barrel Friday on fresh concerns about Iran's nuclear program and despite evidence that demand remains weak.

SWIFT MAY EXPEL IRAN'S CENTRAL BANK, HINDERING OIL PAYMENTS

Bloomberg - 
Chart: Importers of Iran Oil The financial messaging service for most international money transfers has told US officials it is prepared to cut off Iran's central bank, according to people involved in the talks, an action that would be a blow to Iran's ...

INDIA'S PERSIAN PUZZLE

Tehelka - 
The diplomatic conundrum confronting India on Iran isn't quite rocket science. That Iran is an important country for India is a no-brainer.

US, SAUDI MANEUVER TO CONTAIN IRAN OIL MARKET THREAT

Reuters India - 
Brent crude surged to over $125 a barrel after the United Nation's nuclear watchdog issued a report flagging the potential military nature of Iran's nuclear program, following an aborted UN inspection mission to Iran this week.

GASOLINE RALLIES ON INVENTORY DECLINE, IRAN URANIUM PRODUCTION

Vancouver Sun - 
24 (Bloomberg) - Gasoline futures rose as stockpiles fell unexpectedly last week and as crude oil rallied following a report thatIran tripled its uranium production rate. Futures advanced after Iran dismissed United Nations atomic inspectors ...

SANCTIONS PUSH ANGOLA TO ABANDON IRAN PROJECT

Wall Street Journal - 
By BENOIT FAUCON LUANDA, Angola—Angola's Sonangol is pulling out of a $7.5 billion natural-gas project inIran due to sanctions, a top executive with the African state-oil giant said Friday, as Western pressure on African ties with Tehran scored its ...

METALS OUTLOOK: HIGHER GOLD PRICES SEEN FOR NEXT WEEK AS IRAN TENSIONS LEND ...

Forbes - 
(Kitco News) - Higher gold prices are possible next week as tensions with Iran continue to escalate, market watchers said. Prices were lower on Friday, but up on the week.

UK SUSPECT IN IRAN MISSILE PLOT HEADED TO UNITED STATES TO FACE CHARGES

Washington Post - 
EL PASO, Texas - A retired British businessman accused of plotting to sell missile components to Iran headed to the United States Friday to face charges after failing to overturn an extradition order.

UN HAS 'MAJOR CONCERNS' ABOUT NUCLEAR IRAN

Aljazeera.com - 
A United Nations nuclear watchdog report says Iran continues with its uranium enrichment drive, a move certain to further fuel Western alarm about Tehran's atomic ambitions.

BARTER TRADE WITH IRAN: PAK TO EXPORT 1M TONNES WHEAT, IMPORT FERTILISER, IRON ORE

Pakistan Daily Times - 
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will export one million tonnes of wheat to Iran under barter trade system and, in exchange, import fertilizer and iron ore from Iran. This was discussed and finalised during a meeting held between Federal Minister for Water and ...

INDIA NOT HALTING INSURANCE COVER ON EXPORTS TO IRAN

IBNLive.com - 
New Delhi: India's export guarantee agency has not stopped giving insurance cover to shipments to Iran and has only tightened criteria as part of a more cautious approach, official sources said on Friday, as western sanctions make trade with Tehran ...

IRAN'S AHMADINEJAD, REVILED ABROAD, FADES AT HOME

Ahram Online - 
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, listens during an interview with editorial staff from the Associated Press on Thursday, Sept.

IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM: IAEA REPORT SAYS COUNTRY RAMPED UP URANIUM ENRICHMENT

Huffington Post - 
By GEORGE JAHN 02/24/12 05:06 PM ET VIENNA - Iran has rapidly ramped up production of higher-grade enriched uranium over the last few months, the UN nuclear agency said Friday, in a confidential report that feeds concerns about how quickly the Islamic ...

HARPER 'ELOQUENT' IN VIEWS ON IRANIAN NUKE THREAT: FORMER SPY

CTV.ca - 
(Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS) OTTAWA - A former Israeli security adviser and spy says Prime Minister Harper has offered an "eloquent" assessment of the threat posed by a nuclear-armed Iran. Harper has faced some criticism for amplifying the ...

EU BAN ON IRAN OIL MAY BE BONUS TO TEHRAN'S FIELDS

Pakistan Daily Times - 
If Iran were forced to shut in any - or all - of some 500000 barrels per day (bpd) of supply that would have gone to customers in the European Union, such a move would help rejuvenate, not harm, the Islamic Republic's oil reservoirs.

AMERICA IS READY TO FIX OUR SANCTIONS MESS FOR US

Vancouver Sun - 
With US President Barack Obama pulling out all the stops this week to convince Israel to hold its fire and give multilateral sanctions time to bring Iran's Khomeinist regime to heel, Canada's sanctions law is a complete shambles.

OIL ABOVE $123, HEADS FOR 5TH WEEKLY GAIN ON IRAN

Pakistan Daily Times - 
European buyers of Iranian oil have cut back on purchases ahead of a European Union embargo on imports of Iran's oil effective July 1. Some of Iran's biggest customers in Asia including China have also reduced purchases. Brent crude eased by 13 cents...

WADAH KHANFAR: IRAN STRIKE WOULD BE A 'DISASTER' FOR FRAGILE ARAB SPRING

Written by
Huffington Post - 
A strike on Iran would be a "disaster" for the Middle East's burgeoning democracies, said Wadah Khanfar, the former director general of Al Jazeera, in an interview with The Huffington Post this week.

CRUDE TOPS $108 ON IRAN SUPPLY FEARS

MarketWatch - 
By Claudia Assis and Clare Hutchison, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Crude-oil futures gained further ground Friday, keeping at a nine-month high amid ongoing worries over Iran and supply disruptions and vying for a positive close for the ...

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