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Powerful #Earthquake could hit #Iran in the next 48 hours

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World Earthquakes predicts high seismic activity in Iran and Japan may in the next 48 hours

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There is a possibility of a powerful earthquake hitting Iran in the next 48 hours, according to the World Earthquakes data.

“High seismic activity may occur for the next 48 hours” in Iran, the World Earthquake said on Friday.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has also predicted that a powerful earthquake that could hit the region between Thursday, April 25, and Tuesday, April 30. But UAE’s National Center of Meteorology & Seismology said that it’s a rumour and earthquakes cannot be predicted.IRAN-QUAKE

On Thursday, A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran on Thursday, only days after a deadly temblor struck near the border with Pakistan, media reported citing the seismological centre at Tehran.

Last Tuesday, a huge earthquake measuring 7.8 struck southeastern Iran killing a woman and injuring more than a dozen other people. At least 40 people were killed across the border in Pakistan where hundreds of mud homes were levelled. The tremors from the earthquake were felt across the Gulf region.

Iran sits astride several major fault lines and is prone to frequent earthquakes, some of which have been devastating.

Tuesday’s earthquake was the strongest to hit Iran since 1957.

A double earthquake, one measuring 6.2 and the other 6.0, struck northwestern Iran last August, killing more than 300 people and injuring 3,000.

The World Earthquakes also warned of another powerful quake possibly hitting Japan in the next 48 hours.

On Friday, a major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Friday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

Indian oil refineries carry on negotiations with the OPEC countries for increase in supply of crude oil

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The Indian oil refineries are carrying on negotiations with the OPEC countries for increase in supply of crude oil starting from April 1, 2013 in connection with decrease of imports of oil from Iran.

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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq already expressed readiness to increase export of oil to India for compensation of its losses in case of termination of deliveries of crude from Iran. Such guarantees of the countries of OPEC increase chances of accession of India to the international sanctions against Iran.

Till date New Delhi, despite the international economic sanctions imposed on Tehran reduced purchases of the Iranian crude oil only in insignificant volumes. According to the Indian representatives, the republic recognizes only UN Security Council endorsed sanctions, rather than those by the USA and the European Union.

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Circumventing sanctions: Iran begins construction of $10bn gas pipeline to Syria

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Iran has begun building a US$10 billion gas pipeline to Syria as part of efforts to boost its energy sector, as well as help its war-torn neighbor. Tehran has also been battling Western sanctions ever since it refused to abandon its nuclear program.

­According to a report by Fars news agency, Iran has begun construction of the first phase of the project. It involves a 225km (140 mile) stretch and will cost approximately $3 billion. The 1,500km (750 mile) pipeline will pass through Iraq before reaching Syria.

The entire project is to be completed in the second half of 2013. The deal was signed between Iran, Iraq and Syria last July, Fars said.

The pipeline would help boost Iran’s gas output, which the country hopes will exceed Qatar’s by 2016.

Iran has the world’s second-largest gas reserves, estimated at 28 trillion cubic meters.

Meanwhile, after a seven month decline due to Western sanctions, Iran’s oil output has made a recovery. The sanctions also initially hurt exports. However, China’s and South Korea’s increased purchases have seen an export recovery recently.

Syria’s stability is vital to Iran, with the Persian state giving its beleaguered neighbor unwavering support since the beginning of the civil unrest.

It warned against sending weapons to Syrian rebels, saying it will threaten regional stability and increase the “risk of terrorism.”

Iran’s foreign minister said in a speech on Sunday that talks between Syrian officials and opposition groups that “some countries envisage arming the opposition with heavy and semi-heavy weaponry.”

Tehran has also hosted a conference under the motto, “No to violence, yes to democracy” in a bid to end the violence in Syria. An estimated 200 Syrian and regional politicians gathered in Iran’s capital on Sunday to discuss possible solutions.

“We believe reforms in Syria should lead to a free, fair and transparent election with the cooperation of all political parties,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in opening remarks at the one-day Syrian National Dialogue conference.

Iran continues to back Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime, despite the continued bloodshed.

The presence of delegations from dozens of countries, including representatives of Russia and China, two of Syria’s key allies, has shown that Iran may well be able to influence the conflict, notwithstanding crippling Western sanctions and international condemnation.

Iran to Test Long-Range Missiles in Weekend Drill

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                                                         Military personnel place a flag on a submarine during the Velayat-90 war games by the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 27, 2011

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Military personnel place a flag on a submarine during the Velayat-90 war games by the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 27, 2011

Iran says it will fire long-range missiles on Saturday as part of military exercises in the Gulf.

The announcement on Friday was made on the heels of heightened tensions between Iran and Western powers over Tehran‘s threat to block oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The semi-official Fars News agency quotes Iranian admiral Mahmoud Mousavi as saying the navy will test several kinds of missiles, including long-range ones, as part of a military drill that began on December 24. He says the test firings are the final phase of the drill to “prepare the navy for confronting the enemy” in any war situations.

Iran’s arsenal incudes the Shahab-3 missile, which could reach Israel and some U.S. bases in the Middle East.

Earlier this week, Tehran threatened to block the entrance to the Persian Gulf if Western powers imposed sanctions targeting its oil exports.  

Such a move would add to several rounds of sanctions already imposed on Iran over its controversial nuclear program.

More than one-third of the world’s tanker-borne oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz. A closure could temporarily cut off some oil supplies and impact the price of oil worldwide.

The Pentagon said interfering with the passage of vessels through the strait will not be tolerated.

Separately, the Associated Press quoted a Saudi oil ministry official as saying Gulf oil producers would be ready to step in, if necessary, to make up for any losses.

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