IRAN
 
Iran Condemns Mounting Western Oil Sanctions
 
Days after the US introduced its latest economic sanctions Iran’s Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi hit out at the West, saying there was no justification for its continued use of such harsh measures. Tehran had refrained from using oil as a political weapon; so the West should have done the same, he says.
 
“Unfortunately, political interference in the Middle East has brought instability to the...