Iran news headlines on Monday include Iran nuclear chief urging Iran togive his inspectors access to the Parchin site; rise of Iran's currency against USD;US Secretary of State remarks overfinite amount of time for Iran nuke talks; EU stress on remaining of sanctions on Iran and Iran construction ofnatural gas liquid production plant.U.N. nuclear chief presses Iran on military base access
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog urgedIranon Monday to give his inspectors immediate access to the Parchin military site, where they suspect explosives tests relevant to nuclear weapons development may have taken place.
Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told the IAEAs 35-nation board that he was unable to report any progress in efforts since early 2012 to clarify concerns about Irans nuclear program.
Iran rial strengthens after positive nuclear talks
The Iranian currency jumped about 9 percent against the U.S. dollar because of apparent government intervention and a positive tone at nuclear talks between Iran and world powers, currency websites and Iranian media reported on Monday.
The rial traded around 32,500-33,500 to the U.S. dollar in the free market on Monday, compared to about 36,300 on Sunday, the reports said.
Kerry says finite amount of time for Iran nuke talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday there was a limited period of time available for talks betweenIranand major powers about its disputed nuclear program.
There is a finite amount of time, Kerry, on a visit toSaudi Arabia, said of the talks between Tehran and a group of world powers. He was speaking at a news conference held jointly with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal.
EU says sanctions to remain on Iran till concerns over nuclear programme
The European Union Monday described last weeks talks between Iran and the 5+1 group ( UN Security Council members China, France, Russia, UK, US plus Germany) as useful but stressed that sanctions on Tehran will not be lifted till the international community is convinced about the peaceful nature of its nuclear programme.
There is no change to the sanctions regime as of March 3, Michel Mann, spokesman for EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, told journalists here today.
Iran to start liquid gas plant on Kharg in 2014, Times says
Iran plans to complete a 1.2 billion euro ($1.6 billion) natural gas liquid production plant on Kharg island by March 2014, the Tehran Times newspaper reported.
The projected output is 600 million cubic feet a day, Iranian Offshore Oil Co. engineering director Reza Bayazi said, according to the Tehran-based dailys report published today. The project is half-way complete, he said.
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