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1315 GMT: We'll be on extended break in the present day, as I will be lost within the wilds of Georgia within the US. Despite the fact that I make my way back, EA visitors --- because they did yesterday --- will probably be holding the news and chatter going.1300 GMT: The Oil Squeeze (cont.). This time, it is really exports fairly than imports (see 0920 GMT) creating a problem. Khabar Web based reviews, "From the early 2010 Iran’s oil export has dropped by 378,000 barrels per day in contrast to 2009 and it will contribute to a $9.five billion deficit within the country’s oil revenues this 12 months."NEW Iran: A Watch From Tehran “The New Year Challenges”NEW Iran: A Note With regards to the Voice of America, NIAC, along with the “Journalism” for the Washington TimesIran’s Nukes: Can Tehran and also the US Make a Offer?The most recent from Iran (14 April): Ahmadinejad’s Struggle
Still, Iranian officials sustain a beneficial line:Iran's Oil Minister says US-led sanctions in opposition to Iran have failed as the country has managed to be self-sufficient in oil manufacturing and merchandise."International sanctions usually are not a new matter and we now have no condition in handling them," Masoud Mirkazemi told reporters on Wednesday immediately after a cabinet session.1105 GMT: We've posted a separate evaluation, "A Be aware About the Voice of America, NIAC, as well as 'Journalism' from the Washington Times". And we also open a window on analysis inside of Iran with a piece from Iran Critique, "The New 12 months Challenges".1055 GMT: Political Prisoner See. RAHANA claims that Mottahareh Bahrami, at present detained in Evin’s women’s ward, is sentenced to death, pending appeal, for alleged back links to your Mujahedin-e-Khalq "terrorist" organisation. Bahrami was arrested on Ashura (27 December 27), together with her husband, her son and 2 good friends.1050 GMT: The Subsidy Battle. Additional back-and-forth through the Ahmadinejad fight with Parliament on subsidy reductions and spending. Mohammad Reza Khabbaz of the Majlis' Economics Committee has reiterated that the Federal government ought to implement the Parliament-approved subsidy method; even so, Ahmadinejad backer Ali Asghar Zarei has insisted that implementation is as much as the President.On an additional front, Fereydoun Hemmati with the Supreme Audit Committee has insisted the finances report for last 12 months cannot be altered. The report features a number of provocative statements, which includes the "loss" of oil revenues by the state.1035 GMT: The Corruption Allegations. Because the costs of corruption by prominent MP Elyas Naderan in opposition to First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi resonate, the "hard-line" newspaper Kayhan has named for an end to fighting among "fundamentalists".1025 GMT: Rumour of Day. Khabar On the internet suggests that former President Mohammad Khatami could be attending a international disarmament conference in Japan subsequent week. The Japan celebration arrives after this week's nuclear summit, led by President Obama, in Washington and Iran's unique gathering this weekend.0930 GMT: Political Prisoner Check out. Peyke Iran claims news of an "unknown" prisoner, student and Mousavi campaigner Yasser Yousefzadeh, who has been held incommunicado for more than a month.Baha’i photographer and musician Artin Ghazanfari, released very last week on $50,000 bail, has long been re-arrested.Human rights activists, by way of A Road Journalist, presents a complete summary of developments, such as the report that practically thirty detainees across Iran are now on hunger strike.0920 GMT: The Oil Squeeze. Yet another intriguing report this morning, and an individual arguably with much more importance than the Iran Parliament's reported retreat....A organisation spokesman has stated that Malaysia's Petronas is halting oil shipments to Iran. Petronas, one of the many largest suppliers to Tehran, has not crafted any deliveries as mid-March.0910 GMT: Political Prisoner Check out. Meanwhile, back to rapid every day worries....Kalemeh claims the renewed detention of Abdollah Momeni, the main pupil activist, was attributable to his refusal to cooperate with security and intelligence agents whereas on temporary release. Other activist and Momeni’s spouse, assert that Momeni was pressed to denounce Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and his organisation, Advar-e Takhim Vadat. Momeni was also asked to participate in a series of staged pupil gatherings.Momeni's return to prison followed a meeting last week of Mousavi and Advar-e Takhim Vahdat.0900 GMT: We return from an extended break to find the headline-grabbing tale, as framed with the Ny Times, "Iran’s Parliament Limits Its Power as a Watchdog".Nazila Fathi's story, drawn from state media but without information, statements, "Parliament’s choice...limited lawmakers’ ability to review regulations adopted by the Guardian Council, the Assembly of Experts, the Supreme National Security Council plus the Expediency Council." Fathi evaluates, "The decision appeared to be an acknowledgment on the fact that the elected Parliament was more often than not blocked from satisfying its role like a watchdog in excess of the establishments of state."It is, to the say the minimum, a most curious report. Parliament has been embroiled inside of a heated dispute with President Ahmadinejad about his financial proposals, and then the corruption allegations versus To begin with Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi supply a plausible showdown.We'll appearance for developments, but for now, is this a Parliamentary retreat or a little bit of mischief by some state media "reporters"?