IRAN

Iran Denies Reports of Discounts

Iran has reacted sharply to reports that it is granting discounts off official OPEC oil prices. A statement by Deputy Oil Minister Hussein Ardebili issued by the official IRNA news agency on 12 April denied that any such discounts had been given and stressed that "Iran has always been the pioneer for the implementation of fixed prices!' The statement charged that "rumors" such as this were being spread to create the impression that...