Economic Times: Iran has assured India it will include Indian tea in the top category of import items. Tea Board of India has now decided to promote Indian tea in tier-II cities of Iran.
Iran to include Indian tea in top import list
Iran in focus at UN atomic energy meeting
AFP: Iran is set to be the main talking point at a two-day meeting of the UN atomic agency starting Thursday, amid ongoing weaponisation fears and safety concerns over Tehran’s only operating nuclear power plant.
Japan oil imports from Iran fall in October on U.S. sanctions
Bloomberg: Japan’s crude imports from Iran slumped 63 percent in October to the second-lowest level since the U.S. exempted the Asian nation from sanctions targeting the Middle East country’s nuclear program.
10 detained in incident at Iran embassy in Berlin
AP: Police say a group of assailants pelted the Iranian Embassy in Berlin with stones and paint and pulled down an Iranian flag — prompting Germany’s foreign minister to express regret to his counterpart in Tehran.
Standard Chartered nears Iran settlement
Wall Street Journal: Standard Chartered PLC is nearing a settlement with U.S. authorities over transactions with Iranian clients that may have violated U.S. sanctions against the Middle Eastern country, said people involved in the negotiations.
United Nations’ unfinished work in Iraq
UPI: Ten years after the Iraq war, the United Nations still has a major mandate and an unfinished business in that country — help Iranian dissidents in the country.
Iran blogger’s death in prison sets off blame game
Los Angeles Times: The mysterious death of a dissident blogger while in Iranian police custody this month has generated a rare torrent of criticism from officials apparently embarrassed by a case that has drawn international condemnation and again shined a spotlight on the nation’s poor human rights record.
Faith under siege: The Baha’is of Semnan, Iran
Washington Post: Imagine if you lived in a world where it is government-sanctioned practice to be constantly under surveillance, to have your property confiscated or destroyed, your educational rights denied, your children harassed, and your livelihood taken away.
For victims of the Iranian regime, it’s a long quest for justice
Ottawa Citizen: In New York on Tuesday, for the 10th year in a row, the United Nations adopted a Canadian-drafted resolution demanding that the Iranian government live up to its human rights obligations as a UN member state.
Iran showcases new warships near strategic waters
AP: Navy officials watched as the domestically-produced Sina-7, equipped with anti-ship missiles, was launched Wednesday at Bandar Abbas, near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Two new Iranian-built Ghadir submarines and two repaired hovercrafts were also delivered to the Navy.
