TEHRAN: Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on a proposed halt to crude sales to the European Union.
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TEHRAN: Iran said on Sunday it was very optimistic over a visit by U.N. nuclear inspectors aimed at shedding light on suspected military aspects of Tehran's atomic work but suggested Tehran would curb cooperation if the experts became a "tool" for (...)
TEHRAN: Iran warned Gulf Arab neighbours they would suffer consequences if they raised oil output to replace Iranian crude facing an international ban.
In signs of Tehran's deepening isolation over its refusal to halt nuclear activity that could (...)
TEHRAN: Iran's Gulf Arab neighbors should not raise their production to replace Iranian oil if the European Union goes ahead with a ban on Iranian crude imports, Iran's OPEC governor said on Sunday.
The EU has agreed in principle to ban imports (...)
TEHRAN: Iran has released two Kuwaitis held for a month, clearing them of spying, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.
The arrests took place amid tense relations between Shi'ite Muslim Iran and its Sunni Arab neighbours (...)
TEHRAN: Iran signed a deal reportedly worth up to $1 billion with Russia's Tatneft on Sunday to develop an oil field, a rare example of new foreign investment into the oil and gas sector of a country under ever tighter economic sanctions.
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TEHRAN: Iran sees no risks to its gasoline imports, an oil official said on Tuesday, a day after France's Total joined the list of Western oil companies stopping sales to Iran due to sanctions.
The head of the National Iranian Oil Products (...)