TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s state oil refining company is in talks with India’s Essar Group to build a new refinery in southern Iran, officials said, part of Tehran’s $18 bln-drive to meet soaring domestic fuel demand.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei is to report on whether the UN atomic agency should cut down on aid to Iran as part of UN sanctions on Tehran’s nuclear program.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- China on Friday urged Iran to give a “serious response” to a United Nations Security Council resolution that imposed sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.