Iranian reformist to run for presidency in 2009 (AFP via Yahoo! News) Mehdi Karroubi announced on Sunday that he will run in next year's presidential race, becoming the first Iranian politician to declare his candidacy to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. us.rd.yahoo.com
Iranian Reformist Mehdi Karoubi to Run in 2009 Presidential Race (Payvand Iran News) A leading Iranian reformist says he will run in next year's presidential elections, challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is widely expected to seek a second term. us.rd.yahoo.com
Oil Demand Falls on Global Economic Woes, Iran's Nozari Says (Bloomberg) Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Oil demand is faltering as the financial crisis slows global economic growth, Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said, after crude oil fell below $78 yesterday for the first time in a year. us.rd.yahoo.com
Iranian delegation in Washington to attend IMF, WB meets (mehrnews.com) TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) –- A high-ranking Iranian economic delegation is in Washington to take part in the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. us.rd.yahoo.com
Iranian delegation heads of to Washington for IMF meeting (Payvand Iran News) An Iranian high-ranking economic delegation led by Minister of Finance, Shamseddin Husseini, has headed off to Washington to participate in the annual meeting of International Monetary Fund (IMF). -ISNA us.rd.yahoo.com
Tehran's bazaar stays shut in VAT protest (AFP via Yahoo! News) The Iranian capital's traditional bazaar stayed on strike on Sunday to back calls for the scrapping of VAT, even after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad froze implementation of the tax for two months us.rd.yahoo.com
Leading Iran reformist to run in 2009 presidency vote (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A leading Iranian reformist said on Sunday he would run in next year's presidential election, challenging conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is widely expected to seek a second four-year term. us.rd.yahoo.com
Tehran fails to cool anger over tax on merchants (International Herald Tribune) Merchants in the Iranian capital closed their shops to protest a new sales tax despite the government's announcement that it would suspend the measure's enactment for two months. us.rd.yahoo.com
Iran: nuclear negotiations with West not standstill (People's Daily) Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani said here on Saturday that Iran doesn't think nuclear negotiations with the West have reached a standstill and an appropriate solution is still possible if the West would alter some of its behaviors, the official IRNA news agency reported. Larijani made the comment in a meeting with a French parliamentary delegation after the issuance of the 4th ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Iranian shops force sales tax suspension (Pioneer Press) TEHRAN, Iran — A series of private-sector strikes has forced the Iranian government to suspend the implementation of a new sales tax born most heavily by the politically powerful merchant class, marking a setback for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's plans for economic change. us.rd.yahoo.com
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