republic considering extending its oil embargo to other european countries. tehran upset over a pending european embargo over its nuclear program. head of iran state-owned oil company blaming the rising tensions on european leaders claiming iran has quote, never used oil as a political lever, unquote. new reports of forces loyal to the syrian president bombarding the rebel stronghold of homs. [explosion]. patti ann: syrian activists say government troops and tanks killed more than a dozen people there, sparking new fears of a ground attack and all-out civil war. world affairs contributor, dominic di-natale streaming live from beirut, lebanon. how intense is the battle today? reporter: we heard there were 250 shells and rockets targeted specifically at a neighborhood. residents in the city saying that the shells were following falling in dozens