Iran
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South Africa's close ties to Iran under scrutiny -
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The West's increasing pressure on Iran has meant scrutiny for South African businesses that operate in the Middle Eastern nation accused of having nuclear ambitions....
21:34 :
Oil prices rise as Iran threatens EU supply cut -
OIL prices climbed above US$98 per barrel yesterday after Iran again threatened to cut off supplies to Europe. Iranian lawmakers are pushing a plan to halt crude exports crude to Europe before the European Union...
21:33 :
Iran buyers default on Indian rice payments:report -
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Iranian buyers have defaulted on payment for about 200,000 tons of rice from
India, their top supplier, according to a Reuters report citing exporters and rice millers. The default, a sign of mounting pressure on ...
05:26 :
Iran calls new US sanctions 'psychological war' -
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has dismissed the new U.S. sanctions on Tehran, with the Foreign Ministry spokesman saying Tuesday they are part of a "psychological war" meant to sow discontent among Iranians and insisting the measures ...
20:51 :
Oil prices fall below US$97 -
US
oil prices fell below US$97 per barrel Monday as growing stockpiles offset concerns that President
Barack Obama and other Western leaders will make it tougher for Iran to sell crude. Crude supplies in ...
07:30 :
Iran Walks Back Crude Oil Cut-off Threats -
(Reuters) - Financial software provider SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc is eyeing GlobeOp Financial Services SA and has urged the hedge fund administrator's shareholders not to accept a 508 million...
00:08 :
The Wolf Is At The Door -
The oil market is getting less rattled by the headlines surrounding Iran. Iranian threats to shut down the Straits of Hormuz or cut off supply to Europe in a preemptive strike, have been like the old story of "the Little Boy Who Cried Wolf". ...
14:19 :
Just a bluff? Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran -
JERUSALEM (AP) -- For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent - an action that many fear ...
11:09 :
BBC accuses Iran of intimidating its staff -
LONDON (AP) -- The head of the BBC on Friday accused Iran of intimidating staff members of its Persian service through slander, snooping and the arrest of their relatives....
05:29 :
Fundamental Oil Report (2012-02-03) -
Crude oil couldnâ??t maintain its high levels around $100 where it retreated for five straight days amid growth fears in Europe as
Greece is likely not to reach a deal with private bondholders this week, where low demand on crude is seen ...
22:47 :
China criticizes Iran sanctions as Merkel visits -
BEIJING (AP) -- China's main ruling party newspaper criticized sanctions on Iran as German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Friday with President Hu Jintao after urging Beijing to press Tehran to avoid developing nuclear weapons....
13:27 :
Qatar Plans LNG Shutdown If Hormuz Closed -
Qatar, the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, is drawing up a contingency plan to close down its vast LNG facilities in an emergency, if Iran carries out recent threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a ...
13:18 :
China: bigger role in EU rescue fund? -
Feb. 2 - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says
China says may consider greater involvement in resolving the European debt crisis while German Chancellor Angela Merkel urges Beijing to use influence on Iran, during her three-day state ...
11:32 :
Iraq becomes dollar source for sanctions-hit Iran, Syria -
In the money changing shops dotted around Baghdad's Karrada district, Iraqi merchants dabble in many currencies, but these days some joke that banknotes from neighbouring Iran and
Syria are only worth plastering on windows as decorations.
00:11 :
Trying to find the light -
Is there any light at the end of this tunnel' Instead of a decisive plan to bailout
Greece, questions still linger while we try to decide whether this European crisis will end nicely. It just goes on and on. Iran also does not ...
actualidad Iran -