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One small step for Monkey, one giant leap for Iran

Iran has successfully launched a live monkey into space, state news agency IRNA reported on Monday, lauding it as an…

January 28, 2013 4:37

Iran gets a fresh batch of sanctions

The toughest EU measures yet, they include bans on financial transactions, sales to Iran of shipping equipment and steel, and imports of Iranian natural gas, adding to earlier bans, including on the OPEC producer's oil.

December 22, 2012 6:53

Iran wants more oil storage in Gulf

Iran will build millions of barrels of oil storage facilities in the Gulf over the next few months in response…

November 26, 2012 12:04

INFOGRAPHIC: Internet users in Iran still a mystery?

How much do you really know about Internet users in Iran? How often do they use Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter?

November 19, 2012 3:54

Iran drafts law to cut oil exports

The U.S. government has focused on blocking Iran's oil exports because it estimates that crude sales provide about half of Iranian government revenues.

November 8, 2012 9:47

Obama victory opens negotiation window with Iran

Last month the White House said the option of bilateral talks with Iran, with whom Washington has not had diplomatic relations for three decades, was under consideration.

November 8, 2012 8:54

China criticises new EU sanctions on Iran

China is Iran's largest crude oil customer and, along with Russia, has resisted putting sanctions on Tehran.

October 16, 2012 1:52

THREATS AND PERSUASION—Why Iran’s government is likely to win the battle of wills over currency

Analysts said the government's likely response to the stand-off would be to shift more currency trade out of the market and into official channels.

October 9, 2012 10:15

Iran’s gasoline capacity to rise in November

Gasoline production capacity at Iran's Shazand oil refinery is set to double to around 16 million litres per day in late 2012, making it the largest in the country, Iran's oil ministry news website reported on Sunday.

October 7, 2012 5:59

Iran unblocks Gmail after complaints

Despite the official announcement warning Iranians that Gmail would be blocked, Aghamiri had said last week that it had been an unintended consequence of an attempt to reinforce the block on YouTube

October 1, 2012 4:02

Iran jury finds Reuters guilty over video script

Reuters, the news arm of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information group, corrected the story after the martial arts club where the video was filmed made a complaint.

October 1, 2012 8:41

Iran parks oil off Malaysia to dodge Western sanctions

Iran is using a little-known port off the East Malaysia coast to hide millions of barrels of oil from Western sanctions, according to shipping data, industry sources and officials.

September 13, 2012 11:11

EU states working on new Iran sanctions

European Union states are putting together a new set of sanctions to increase pressure on Iran to give up its controversial nuclear activity, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told Reuters on Tuesday.

September 12, 2012 11:44

Iran central bank under fire as rial hits new lows

Iran's central bank has for weeks failed to provide U.S. dollars to traders to import essential goods, driving down the value of the country's currency against the dollar, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Monday.

September 10, 2012 5:52

Iran raises October Iranian heavy OSP to Asia

Iran has raised its official selling prices (OSPs) for October-loading Iranian Heavy crude to Asia by 9 cents a barrel from September to Oman/Dubai minus 30 cents, an industry source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday.

September 10, 2012 10:00