Economy

Radiofarda – Refiners in Japan and South Korea are looking to resume Iranian oil imports from January after receiving waivers from U.S. sanctions on Tehran, sources familiar with the matter said.

Al-Arabia -European Union foreign ministers showed cautious support on Monday for possible new economic sanctions on Iran in a shift of policy after accusations of Iranian attack plots in France and Denmark, diplomats said.

RFL/RE – Iran will continue to export oil despite U.S. sanctions, which are part of a psychological war doomed to failure,Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday.

RFL/RE – Oil prices rose on Monday as traders expected top exporter Saudi Arabia to push producer club OPEC to cut supply towards year-end.

radiofarda – Iran’s deputy foreign minister has told a Spanish newspaper that his country will not change its policies in the face of United States sanctions, IRNA reported.

radiofarda – Saudi King Salman welcomed Iraq’s new President Barham Saleh Sunday on his first official visit to the kingdom, amid a warming of ties between the Arab neighbors after years of strain.

radiofarda – Several labor rights groups in Iran have reported that protests by Haft Tappeh (Tapeh) sugar mill workers continued on Saturday.

voanews – Iranian teachers have gone on a nationwide strike for a second consecutive day to demand better working conditions for their poorly paid profession, one month after their last mass protest.

alarabiya – Workers of the Ahwaz Steel Factory continued their ongoing strike for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday chanting slogans against the Iranian regime.

radiofarda – Rights group Amnesty International condemned Iran’s execution on Wednesday of a gold trader and his accomplice as “abhorrent” and said it followed a “grossly unfair show trial”.