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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (4) Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Analysis: BP clean-up leaves U.S. vulnerable to another spill 5:28am EDT Iran says planes get fuel; EU bans some for safety 8:44am EDT WRAPUP 1-Iran says planes get fuel; EU bans some for safety 8:39am EDT France to look at possible U.S. sub link to sinking 02 Jul 2010 Viagra-popping seniors lead the pack for STDs 10:20am EDT BP shares rise as company says no plan to issue stock 11:05am EDT Wall St futures point to rebound for U.S. equities 4:49am EDT BP approaches funds to fend off takeover bids: source 9:11am EDT UPDATE 1-FT says BP stops supplying fuel to Iranian aircraft 05 Jul 2010 Special Report: Should BP nuke its leaking well? 02 Jul 2010 Analysis: BP clean-up leaves U.S. vulnerable to another spill 5:28am EDT Germans shell-shocked by oracle octopus 10:22am EDT Viagra-popping seniors lead the pack for STDs 10:20am EDT Turkey wants Israel apology 05 Jul 2010 BP approaches funds to fend off takeover bids: source 9:11am EDT Special Report: Should BP nuke its leaking well? 02 Jul 2010 BP shares rise as company says no plan to issue stock 11:05am EDT Iran says planes get fuel; EU bans some for safety 8:44am EDT WEALTH MANAGER-Navigating the mine field of the modern family 30 Jun 2010 Wall Street jumps on services data, relief over banks 10:43am EDT Iran says planes get fuel; EU bans some for safety Digg This Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Factbox U.S., EU and U.N. sanctions on Iran 7:39am EDT Related Topics World » Germany » Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast looks on during a weekly news conference in Tehran in this November 24, 2009 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl By Robin Pomeroy TEHRAN | Tue Jul 6, 2010 8:44am EDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian planes continue to refuel at airports around the world, an official said on Tuesday, a day after an Iranian news report said aircraft had been denied fuel in Germany, Britain and a Gulf Arab state due to U.S. sanctions. The Financial Times said oil major BP had stopped refueling Iranian jets, a move which would add to a growing list of companies shunning trade with the Islamic state amid a U.S.-led drive to isolate Tehran over its nuclear programme. Iran has been hit by a new wave of international sanctions over its nuclear enrichment activities which the West fears could lead it to make a bomb, something Tehran denies it wants. The United States has also stepped up unilateral action to isolate Tehran economically. On Thursday, President Barack Obama signed into law sanctions that aim to squeeze the Iran's fuel imports and further restrict its access to financial services. But Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast called reports that some countries were refusing fuel supplies to Iranian planes part of a "psychological war." "This news is not right. No such limitation has been imposed," Mehmanparast told a news conference. "The spread of inaccurate news is done in line with creating a negative atmosphere. It's a kind of psychological war against our people." His comments appeared to ignore the fact that first news of the ban came on Monday from a senior Iranian official. The secretary of the Iranian Airlines Union was quoted by Iran's ISNA news agency as saying Britain, Germany and the UAE had denied fuel to Iran Air and Mahan Airlines. EU BAN Adding to uncertainties for its passengers, the European Union banned more planes operated by Iran Air, meaning two-thirds of carrier's fleet is now prohibited from flying into the airspace of the 27-country EU. An EU spokeswoman said the decision was based purely on safety grounds and had nothing to do with sanctions. Iran's conflicting statements about supplies of jet fuel, combined with failure by companies involved to clarify the situation added to the confusion surrounding the situation. The German Transport Ministry said there was no ban on refueling Iranian flights and a British government source said London was not aware of any cut to supplies and that any such decision would be up to private companies. A source in the UAE familiar with the issue said a private company there had refused to refuel an Iranian plane, but the UAE had not imposed a ban. BP declined to confirm the Financial Times report but said: "We fully comply with any international sanctions imposed in countries where we operate." Samuel Ciszuk, a senior analyst at IHS Global Insight, said that if the FT report proved correct "it could suggest that BP is trying to be pro-active in managing political relations in the U.S. which are already under tremendous strain because of the Gulf (of Mexico) spill." "The last thing they need now is having a U.S. congressman, for example, saying they are helping Iran." A UAE-based trading source agreed. "BP has no real assets in Iran so it would make sense," he said. "It's harmless for BP and curries favor with the United States. It also makes little difference to Iranian airlines, as there are always other suppliers at airports they can buy fuel from." Over the past weeks a number of countries and firms have cut back on imports of Iranian crude oil. Other companies have stopped providing Iran with refined petroleum. In late June, France's Total became the latest oil company to stop gasoline sales to Iran. The U.S. law sanctions any company worldwide that exports refined petroleum products to Iran. Despite being the world's fifth-largest oil producer, Iran lacks sufficient refining capacity to fulfill its domestic demand and has to import up to 40 percent of its gasoline needs. The UAE took steps last week to tighten its crucial role as a trading and financial lifeline for Iran. The UAE Central Bank asked financial institutions to freeze the accounts of 40 entities and an individual blacklisted by the United Nations for assisting Iran's nuclear or missile programmes. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played down the potential economic impact of sanctions, calling a fourth round of U.N. sanctions as important as a "used handkerchief." (Additional reporting by Fredrik Dahl in Dubai; Simon Webb and Amena Bakr in Dubai and Pete Harrison in Brussels; Editing by Jon Hemming) World Germany Comments See All Comments (4) | Post Comment Jul 06, 2010 9:17am EDT Having read all the silly reports and opinions about Iran, one can only come to the conclusion that the paranoia amongst the Big Five is unfounded and misplaced. Iran has for a very long time, not been able to generate enough power to run its industries, and to develop further. That plays into the hand of the pro-Israel faction. Going nuclear, as all of the Big Five AND Israel has done, is the solution. Britain has an historical gripe after having the Iranian oil fields nationalised, so this is a not so shrewd way of getting back at the Revolutionary government. Impacting on industrial and scientific development also means that the west hope to slow down research and development in Iran, which means that Israel, with its 300 plus nuclear warhead arsenal continue to be the real threat in the Middle East, AND it continues to be supported by the USA. This irrational approach to condemning Iran’s right to nuclear development merely underscores the perception of the west’s bias against Islamic countries, and that is a very dangerous thing to do. Sanctions have no real impact. It is highly irrational and illogical to stifle one country’s rights to nuclear energy based purely on paranoia. The time for rules of engagement across the board, where double standards are not the order of the day, is here. Let’s see what Israel is up to. When last have we seen credible information on Israel’s nuclear programme and its nuclear arsenal. Or is that of no consequence? How can anyone take the western powers seriously when their decision-making is so flawed in favour of the Jewish state? What is the world waiting for? In order for the balance of power to be established in the Middle East it is necessary for an Islamic country to have a nuclear capability. When the Soviet Union served as a deterrent to the American agenda, the world was safe in the knowledge that a nuclear attack was unlikely. With Israel having nuclear warheads, no one in the Middle East has any security. Is that what the world wants. Israel is a rogue state, does as it pleases with the complicity of the USA, which, in any case has no moral ground on which to stand, and it augers badly for peace in the region. kerahdah Report As Abusive Jul 06, 2010 11:05am EDT Are you saying that the best way for Iran to show that all its nuclear research is for peaceful purposes is to build nuclear weapons to act as a deterrent to Israel? The prevention of Iranian nuclear weapon capacity is the entire point of the sanctions. KOSMOS Report As Abusive Jul 06, 2010 11:10am EDT There is really no historical evidence of significance from the last fifty years that our placing of sanctions of any nature against any nation have proven to be successful. If anything all they tend to do is create hostile feelings on the part of the citizenry in the country upon which sanctions are place. Has there ever been an instant where sanctions forced a change in governments? The answer is no. It would seem our illustrious state department has a difficult time getting a grip on this simple fact. Any sovereign nation should be allowed to develop nuclear energy and perhaps even weapons. It is not the development that creates a problem in the latter case but the use as a weapon of aggression. It is sufficient to say there are enough nuclear weapons in the hands of those who do not desire to ever use them unless forced to as a defensive measure to deal with any country with a government stupid enough to aggressively use nuclear weapons. Perhaps the better policy would be to make it known if Iran or other country should ever launch a nuclear attack against anyone they will instantly suffer the same consequence. Sometimes is just better to “Walk softly and carry a big stick” as was the motto of President Teddy Roosevelt. We have hundreds of “big sticks”; we just need to relearn walking softly with the understanding that there will be times we may need to employ the “big stick” if conventional methods of dealing with international bullies fail. USMCPatriot Report As Abusive Jul 06, 2010 11:11am EDT This is for all you “Historically Challenged Individuals”. In 1953 The democratically elected government of Iran was overthrown by the CIA and Britain’s MI6. This led to the “Shah of Iran” dictatorship up until 1979, during which thousands of Iranians were killed, tortured and repressed and the oil flowed to the west like honey. Further when the “Shah” was kicked out of the Country, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini wanted the Billions of Dollars in Iranian assets deposited in the “Chase Manhattan Bank” released to Iran. This would have caused the 3rd largest bank in the world (at that time) to fail. The U.S. was having none of that, nor was David Rockefeller, Chairman & CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and founding member of the Tri-lateral Commission along with other commission members such as Paul Volker, Alan Greenspan and Zbigniew Brzezinski. Eventually this led to the Iranian hostage crisis and oil embargo. Now since that time we have backed Iraq (under Saddam Hussein) in their 7-8 year war with Iran, we have shot down an Iranian civilian passenger jet killing all 290 civilians on board in 1988 and have yet to return the billions of dollars in Iranian money over to the Nation of Iran. The fact that very few American citizens are even aware of the above mentioned circumstances lends proof that Europeans view us as a nation of dummies lacking minimum comprehension as to the “cause and effect of our actions. Israel has over 68 UN Resolutions against it and no one has SANCTIONED ISRAEL for their violations of human rights. The hypocrisy of the U.S & U.N. is plain for all to see! MACV Report As Abusive See All Comments (4) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. 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