TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s costly gasoline imports should end in 2012 when refinery upgrades will make the nation an exporter of the motor fuel, an energy consultant said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil giant Total said the French company cannot afford to lose deals with Iran as it is one of the largest oil producers in the world.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Reza Sheibani on Wednesday expressed Iran’s support for Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s calls for dialogue between Lebanon’s political factions to resolve the country’s political crisis.