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Poll: Would a nuclear-armed Iran pose a threat to the West?
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Smaller companies enter Iran market
Small and medium-sized companies are entering Iran’s market to replace big companies that have scaled down their operation to avoid sanctions, western diplomats say
West will need to review oil routes
The Georgian conflict has highlighted the vulnerability of strategic oil export routes across the Caucasus and may point to a reassessment of western relations with Tehran
Georgia fall-out casts shadow on Iran talks
UN discussions begin next month on a new set of sanctions designed to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions, an issue that could make the Georgia crisis look like a passing summer squall
Iran gets around US bank sanctions
Bank Mellat, the third largest state-owned bank, is getting around sanctions by establishing links with small and medium-sized banks with less US exposure than bigger lenders
Iranian ‘cult’ of imam sparks controversy
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has called those who have ‘opened a business’ and claim to have been connected to the holy figure Mohammed al-Mahdi ‘liars’
US warns Turkey over energy deal with Iran
As Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad visits Turkey, Washington says it expects Ankara to avoid an agreement that would harm diplomatic efforts to halt Tehran’s nuclear programme
Carrefour aims to shake up Iran’s food industry
The low-key arrival of a franchise of French retailer Carrefour in Tehran might have been expected to attract some excitement. It must be one of the few cities without an international supermarket chain
Iranians in dark over power investment
People are asking why a country with vast energy reserves and huge oil income can suffer regular electricity cuts
Russia denies sanctions deal after Iran snub
Moscow dismisses reports of agreeing with the US and UK for more economic restrictions after Tehran sidestepped an initiative for negotiations over its nuclear programme
Appointments a blow to Ahmadi-Nejad
Lawmakers have elected new ministers after forcing Tehran to drop its more radical nominees. The posts are critical to the president in his last year in office
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