AP: Iran’s navy said Monday it test-fired a range of weapons during ongoing maneuvers near the Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.
Iran test-fires missiles near Strait of Hormuz
Ahmadinejad slams pressure to impose Islamic values
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has again spoken out against the use of pressure to impose Islamic values on people, especially university candidates, media reported on Monday.
U.S. official: Sanctions on Iran working
UPI: There appear to be signs Iran is interested in seeking a resolution to international concerns about its nuclear program, a U.S. administration official said.
Iran ‘stages cyber warfare drill’
AFP: Iranian forces have carried out what they called cyber warfare tactics for the first time as the Islamic republic’s naval units staged manoeuvres in the key Strait of Hormuz, media reports said on Monday.
U.A.E recovering Iranian sunken cargo ship, Gulf News says
Bloomberg: The United Arab Emirates started recovering an Iranian-registered cargo ship that sank Dec. 28 in stormy seas carrying a heavy load of fibreglass, Gulf News reported, citing an unidentified official.
Huawei partner offered embargoed HP gear to Iran
Reuters: A major Iranian partner of Huawei Technologies offered to sell at least 1.3 million euros worth of embargoed Hewlett-Packard computer equipment to Iran’s largest mobile-phone operator in late 2010, documents show.
Heathrow Airport opium batch found hidden in paintings
BBC: About 10kg of opium had been concealed within the frames of three paintings being shipped from Iran to Canada, via the west London airport.
Bomb kills 19 Pakistan pilgrims, 21 troops shot dead
AFP: The remotely-triggered bomb hit a convoy of three buses carrying about 180 pilgrims to Iran and set one of the buses ablaze in Mastung district, officials said.
Iran daily banned over cartoon to resume publishing, Donya says
Bloomberg: A Tehran-based newspaper banned by Iranian officials for publishing a cartoon deemed offensive will “soon” resume publishing, Donya-e-Eqtesad reported, citing the daily’s editor-in-chief, Mehdi Rahmanian.
Iran: US plane made emergency landing 3 weeks ago
AP: An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that a small American commercial plane made an emergency landing in an Iranian airport earlier this month.
