Iran

Iran: OPEC won’t Consider Oil Hike in Riyadh

Iran’s OPEC governor said OPEC ministers were not due to discuss a possible output rise at a meeting this month in Saudi Arabia but the idea would be raised at a December meeting in the United Arab Emirates.

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Turkey detains 8 freed soldiers – sources

Turkey’s military has detained and brought charges against the eight Turkish soldiers recently released by Kurdish separatists for disobeying orders that have facilitated “catastrophe”, military sources said on Sunday.

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Iraq-Turkey Border Problems Resolved

Advisor to the head of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) said Baghdad and Ankara have settled their recent border problems caused by a series of attacks launched against Turkey by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from inside its bases in northern Iraq.

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Quake Hits Southern Iran

An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted the towns of Khonj and Evaz in Iran’s southern province of Fars on Monday.

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Iran Central Bank Brushes off US Sanctions

Iran’s central bank governor on Sunday dismissed US sanctions on Iranian banks as “psychological warfare” and said they would not prevent Tehran from finding other routes for meeting its banking needs.

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