AFP: Top Iranian presidential aide Ali Akbar Javanfekr was hospitalised on Thursday for a “heart condition” after leaving Tehran’s notorious Evin prison for medical treatment, media reports said.
Ahmadinejad aide ‘hospitalised after leaving Iran jail’
US ‘aware’ of report of jailed pastor in Iran
AP: The U.S. State Department says it is in contact with the family of a man described by activists as an Iranian-American Christian pastor jailed in Tehran.
Iran outwits sanctions, but feels pinch
UPI: U.S. and European sanctions are taking their toll of Iran’s economy, even though Tehran has become adept at getting around them to sell its oil, its economic lifeline.
U.N. condemns rights abuses in Iran, North Korea and Syria
Reuters: The U.N. General Assembly condemned North Korea, Iran and Syria on Thursday for widespread human rights abuses and all three countries rejected the separate resolutions adopted by the 193-member world body, slamming them as politicized.
Brazil sugar at ports rises 27% as ships head to Iran, Black Sea
Bloomberg: The amount of sugar awaiting loading at ports in Brazil, the world’s largest producer, climbed 27 percent over the past week as vessels head to the Black Sea and Iran, according to Williams Servicos Maritimos Ltda.
Russia hopes for nuclear talks with Iran next month
Reuters: Russia hopes the next round of six-power talks with Iran to resolve a protracted dispute over its atomic program will take place in January, RIA news agency reported on Thursday.
Iran sidesteps sanctions to export its fuel oil
Reuters: Iran is becoming increasingly creative in dodging Western sanctions, managing to sell a rising volume of fuel oil to generate revenue equal to up to a third of its crude exports, which have been badly hit by restrictions.
Tehran firm indicted on alleged embargo violations
AP: An Iranian technology company and several of its managers and business partners have been indicted in Virginia for violating the U.S. trade embargo against Iran.
American pastor imprisoned while visiting family in Iran
Fox News: A 32-year-old Iranian who is a U.S. citizen and a Christian convert has been imprisoned without notice of any formal charges while visiting his family in Iran, according to his wife and attorneys in the U.S., who are now hoping that a media campaign will help set him free.
Key issues may persist in Iran-U.N. nuclear talks: diplomats
Reuters: The United Nations nuclear watchdog and Iran may have made headway in talks on Tehran’s disputed atomic activities but important points remain to be settled before a deal can be clinched, diplomats said on Wednesday.
