Reuters: Iranian legislators are to visit Tehran’s Evin prison and look into the case of an imprisoned lawyer on hunger strike there amid concerns over her deteriorating condition, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
Iran MPs to look into case of hunger-striking lawyer – report
Snake tale: How venom binds U.S., Iran
Wall Street Journal: In a surprising—and irony-rich—byproduct of the Afghan war, the Pentagon finds itself dependent on a scientific research arm of the Iranian government to treat bites by Oxus cobras, Haly’s pit vipers and other snakes peculiar to the battlefields of southwest Asia.
Report: Iran’s president opposes election changes
AP: A news agency reports Iran’s president is urging parliament to abandon possible revisions in laws governing presidential elections. The call appears part of widening political battles before June’s election to pick Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s successor.
Iran says plans to raise crude oil production
AP: Iran’s oil minister has said the country plans to increase its oil production capacity to up to 5.2 million barrels per day by early 2016.
Iran says nuclear fuel removed because of debris
AP: Iran’s nuclear chief says fuel was removed from the country’s sole nuclear reactor in October because debris had been left behind during its construction.
Sri Lanka to buy Iraqi oil after US sanctions on Iran
AFP: Sri Lanka will purchase oil from Iraq after the United States imposed new sanctions on Iran, the island’s main supplier of crude oil, a report said on Sunday citing a senior official.
Flow of arms to Syria through Iraq persists, to U.S. dismay
New York Times: The American effort to stem the flow of Iranian arms to Syria has faltered because of Iraq’s reluctance to inspect aircraft carrying the weapons through its airspace, American officials say.
Iran suspends computer programmer’s death sentence: report
Reuters: Iran has suspended the death sentence for a computer programmer convicted on charges of running a pornographic website after he “repented for his actions,” his lawyer was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Iran pushes out Afghans as regional power-play heats up
Reuters: Ghaus worked in Iran for five years but has nothing to show for it. All he has are memories of being jailed, beaten and sent home to Afghanistan.
Iraq major weapons route to Syria: report
AFP: According to the paper, Iran appears to have been tipped off by Iraqi officials as to when plane inspections would be conducted, thus helping Tehran avoid detection.
