By Matt Clinch, CNBC, Oct. 25, 2013

Companies should start planning for Iran, analysts say, as the slow thawing of diplomatic relations with the country could open the door to foreign investment [....]

Matthew Spivack, practice leader at emerging market advisory firm Frontier Strategy Group told CNBC that investors now need to start working a contingency plan for when, and if, sanctions are rolled back.

"Iran is not just about oil," he said. "FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) and healthcare companies prioritize Iran, because of very attractive demographics." [....]

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This Week in Energy: Iran Creeps Back
OilPrice.com, 25 Oct., 2013

For months, and since elections in Iran, Oil & Energy Insider has been telling its premium subscribers to watch out for Iran because it’s getting back into the oil game. This assessment has been met with great skepticism, with the most common sentiment being that Washington will never bring Tehran back into the fold—and the Hawks simply won’t let it happen. We continue to believe that this is inevitable—and the geopolitical game that is the conflict in Syria continues to make our point for us [....]

And:

Iran looks to regain its share in the oil market
By Huda Al Husseini, Opinion, Asharaq-al-Awsat, 26 Oct., 2013

Iran has decided to sell the bearskin before it killed the bear. Calls have already been made to international oil companies, making tempting offers based on the presumption that the West will soon lift sanctions.

A Western source told me, “There is an overwhelming feeling that US president Barack Obama is not concerned about America’s allies. He thinks if he shows leniency to the Iranian leadership, it would respond with more than just thanks. He does not know the nature of the Iranian bazaar. Iran may not be interested in acquiring a nuclear weapon; it is satisfied with keeping the world talking about the possibility of its possession of such weapons. What is important is to possess enriched uranium.”

He added [....]