Iran gas exports rise by 35% in 2009-10 (Press TV)
Iran’s gas exports will show a 35-percent rise in the current Iranian calendar year (ending March 20) compared with last year, says a senior energy official.
Iran slaps travel ban on celebrated poetess on women’s day (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran’s most celebrated living poetess Simin Behbahani faced a travel ban on Monday after being prevented from leaving for France for International Women’s Day ceremonies, an opposition website said.
Sanctions against Iran will only bolster its regime – The Christian Science Monitor
On her recent visit to the Persian Gulf, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated an obvious fact that is finally becoming clear to outsiders: Iran is moving toward military dictatorship. However, her proposed solution of imposing hard sanctions …
Bahrain, Oman expecting Iran’s gas (UPI)
TEHRAN, March 8 (UPI) — Tehran feels confident that negotiations with Bahrain and Oman have developed to the point that Iran can start gas exports soon, Iranian officials said.
European firm to invest $3.6b in Iran gas field (Payvand Iran News)
Iran has finalized technical and financial terms with an Eastern European company on a contract worth $3.6 billion to develop Lavan gas field, southern Iran, the head of Iranian Offshore Oil Company stated, without giving further detail on the company. -MNA
Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Postpones Afghanistan Visit (HispanicBusiness.com)
Tehran (dpa) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has postponed a visit to Afghanistan which was scheduled for Monday, the Fars news agency reported.
Iran assails US, Britain (Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News)
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) – Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki charged on Monday that United States and British forces are fomenting terrorism in the region.
U.S. says happy to work with Iran on tackling drugs (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The United States and Iran, whose relations are fraught over Tehran’s nuclear programme, have held a rare meeting where Washington said it was happy to work with Tehran on fighting drugs.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a ‘big lie’ (Nevada Appeal)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks a “big lie” used by the U.S. as an excuse for the war on terror, state media reported. Ahmadinejad’s comments, made during an address to Intelligence Ministry staff, come amid escalating tensions between the West and Tehran over its disputed nuclear program. They …
US softens Internet export rules for Iran, Sudan and Cuba – Network World Fusion
Digg Specifically the Treasury Department said it would add general licenses authorizing the exportation of free personal Internet-based communications services – such as instant messaging, chat and email, and social networking – to Cuba, Iran and …
Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls Sept 11 “big fabrication” (KETK 56 Tyler)
(Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the September 11 attacks on the United States a “big fabrication” that was used to justify the U.S. war on terrorism, the official IRNA news agency reported. Ahmadinejad, who often rails against the West and Israel, made the comment in a meeting with Intelligence Ministry personnel. It came amid escalating tension in the long …
