AP: A protege of Iran’s outgoing president said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his allies will make a comeback as a future force in Iranian politics, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
Protege of Iran’s Ahmadinejad vows comeback
Princess Fawzia, Shah’s first wife, dies in Egypt
Reuters: Princess Fawzia Fuad, a daughter and sister of Egyptian kings and the first wife of the last Shah of Iran, died on Tuesday in Alexandria, a member of the former royal family and a senior local police officer said.
Iran importing missile-grade ore from Germany, France
Reuters: Exploiting a loophole in Western sanctions, Iran is importing a high grade of refined alumina ore from several European countries including Germany and France that Tehran could be using to make armor parts and missile components.
Iran urges Egypt army to respect ‘vote of people’
AFP: Iran on Tuesday called on the Egyptian military to support national reconciliation and respect the “vote of the people” after it warned it was ready to intervene in Egypt’s political crisis.
Rouhani is not a moderate, and Iran is still a theocracy
PolicyMic: With the recent emergence of cleric Hassan Rouhani following the presidential elections in Iran, much has been made about the prospects for change in the country.
Iran says new U.S. sanctions will complicate nuclear issue
Reuters: Iran has played down the impact of U.S. sanctions that came into effect this week, but said the measures would complicate a resolution to the dispute over its nuclear program.
Arms ship seized by Yemen may have been Somalia-bound: U.N.
Reuters: An Iranian ship laden with arms seized by Yemeni authorities in January may also have been bound for Somalia, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters on Monday.
From Monday gold sales to Iran under US sanction
AFP: Rigid new US sanctions against Iran came into force Monday, including bans on the sale or barter of gold to the Islamic republic, as Washington ratchets up efforts to isolate the country over its nuclear program.
US official condemns Hezbollah’s actions in Syria
AP: Fighters from the Iranian-backed Shiite Lebanese party have joined Assad’s forces in their battle to crush the anti-Assad rebellion, which is dominated by Sunnis.
Alternatives to Iran sanctions ‘are worse’: US
AFP: US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew expressed hope the economic sanctions aimed at stopping Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program will work, because “the alternatives are worse.”
