Iran

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Oil prices held steady Friday after a big overnight gain as the US government lobbied international powers not to back down on OPEC’s second largest producer, Iran, over its nuclear program.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The US intelligence report that found no evidence of a current Iranian nuclear weapons program is a victory for the Islamic Republic, Iran’s president said on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Britain has been involved in espionage operation against Iran and has provided the US with the intelligence.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The United States demanded on Thursday that Iran share any possible information about former FBI agent Robert Levinson who allegedly went missing in a business trip to the southern Iranian island of Kish in March.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A US intelligence report saying Tehran does not have a nuclear weapons program will be a factor in deciding whether new sanctions on Iran are needed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s nuclear case should be withdrawn from the UN Security Council and returned to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Tehran’s ambassador to Paris said in the wake of a report by the US intelligence officials underlying the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programs.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency7)- The United States should drop sanctions imposed on Iran following a US intelligence report that Tehran was not seeking nuclear weapons, Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hussain Nozari said on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran needs $150-$160 billion investment in its oil and gas sector to boost output capacity over the next seven years, Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Hungry for acquiring more oil and gas assets abroad, India’s ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) is set to ink an understanding with the Hinduja Group for jointly exploring the possibilities of acquiring acreages overseas.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- With a sense of vindication, Iran’s defenders absorbed the news this week that US intelligence services no longer believe the Islamic Republic has a non-peaceful nuclear drive.