Iran news headlines on Friday include signatureof Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline agreement today;Iran ban of pistachio exports; Turkish EnergyMinister remarks over Turkey purchasing $6 bln of Iranian oil in 2012 and theWhite House statements on being aware ofIrans efforts to obtain sensitive materials related to its nuclear program.
Pak-Iran gas pipeline agreement to be inked today
Adviser to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain has said that Pakistan would sign agreement with Iran over the construction of gas pipeline today.
Talking to media in Islamabad he said the agreement would be signed between Pakistans state-owned firm Inter-State Gas Systems and Iranian company Tadbir Energy Costar Iranian Co (TEGIC).
Iran bans pistachio exports to control price hike
Iran has ordered a six-month ban on pistachio exports to try to control the price of the nut, which doubled in the past month.
Pistachios are among Irans top non-oil exports and widely consumed at home, bringing in an average of $1.5 billion a year and providing work for hundreds of thousands of people.
Turkey purchased $6 bln of Iranian crude in 2012 minister
Turkeypurchased $6 billion worth of oil fromIranin 2012 and will continue oil imports from the Islamic Republic,Turkish EnergyMinisterTaner Yildiztold Turkey's CNBC-E television on Friday.
Oncerelianton Iran for more than half its crude oil imports, Turkey has reduced its purchases as theUnited StatesandEuropean Unionhave tightened sanctions on the trade with Tehran.
U.S. says well aware of Iran efforts to obtain sensitive materials
The White House is aware of Irans efforts to obtain sensitive materials related to its nuclear program, a White House spokesman said on Thursday, but he declined to comment on any specific transactions.
We are well aware of Irans aggressive efforts in violation of its U.N. Security Council obligations to obtain sensitive materials for its uranium enrichment program, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters traveling with PresidentBarack Obama.
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