Iran news headlines on Friday includeIran's ambassador to the IAEA warning on Iranwithdrawalfrom NPT if any attacks on Iran's nuclear sites, Us Senate setting up new sanctions forIran energy and shipping,U.N. chief appealing for countries to take Iran dissidents, U.S. sanctions waiver extension for Asian buyers of Iran oil andRussian source remarks over the reason of Iran nuclear plant closing.Soltanieh: Attack on Iran may lead to withdrawal from NPT
Any attack on Iran's nuclear facilities may lead it to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a pact aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear arms, a senior Iranian official said on Friday.Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), also said the Iranian government in such a case could face "tremendous pressure" to install its uranium enrichment centrifuges in "more secure" places.
Senate approves new sanctions for Iran energy, shipping
The Senate on Friday resoundingly approved new sanctions on trade with Iran's energy, port, shipping and ship-building sectors, its latest effort to ratchet up economic pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program.
U.N. chief appeals for countries to take Iran dissidents
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon appealed on Thursday for countries to consider resettling several thousand Iranian dissidents living inIraqwho were recently moved to a former U.S. military base in Baghdad from a camp where they lived for decades.
Asian buyers of Iran oil to secure US sanctions waiver extension
Asia's top buyers of Iranian crude are likely to secure U.S. approval to continue imports from the Islamic Republic without incurring sanctions, after cutting volumes sharply in the second half of the year, according to government and trade sources.
Stray bolts blamed for Iran nuclear plant shutdown: Russia source
A Russian-built nuclear reactor inIranwas shut down last month to limit any damage after stray bolts were found beneath the fuel cells, a Russian nuclear industry source said on Friday.
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