AFP: Jailed Iranian rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has been held in solitary confinement and reportedly began a hunger strike last month, is in “good health,” Iran’s top human rights official said Tuesday.
Jailed Iranian rights lawyer in ‘good health’
UK court blocks extradition to US of former Iranian ambassador
Guardian: A high court judge has blocked the extradition to the US of a former Iranian ambassador who was the target of an American sting operation in London.
Gazans say “Thank you Iran” after Israel conflagration
Reuters: Gazans offered very public thanks to Iran on Tuesday for helping them in this month’s fight against Israel, when Iranian-made missiles were fired out of the Palestinian enclave towards Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Israeli opponents of Iran strike sidelined in vote
Reuters: At least two key advisers helping hold Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back from a threatened war with Iran have been sidelined in a party primary to pick candidates for a January 22 election, political sources said on Tuesday.
Iran plans gas link to cut import dependency, Tehran Times says
Bloomberg: Iran plans to build a pipeline to increase natural gas supplies to its northern provinces and cut reliance on imports from Turkmenistan, the Tehran Times reported, citing a top energy official.
Iranian MP decries cyber police “violations” over blogger’s death
Reuters: A senior Iranian MP criticized the nation’s cyber security force for “violations” in the wake of the death in police custody of a blogger, Press TV reported late on Monday.
Iran already looms over Obama’s new term
Wall Street Journal: It didn’t take long for the specter of Iran to rise up and hover over the preparations for President Barack Obama’s second term. It might not be obvious that this is what happened last week, when fighting erupted in and around the Gaza Strip.
Iran is the elephant in the Middle East room
Fox News: The elephant in the Middle East room is Iran. Stopping the Islamic Republic of Iran from reaching a nuclear capability is the most important issue facing the international community.
Iran plans new oil storage, airline hikes fares
AP: Iran is planning to build new oil storage facilities so it can store more of the fuel it is having a hard time selling due to Western sanctions over its disputed nuclear program.
Spain raids company over suspected Iran exports
AP: Spanish authorities have raided a company suspected of exporting machinery to Iran that could be used in Tehran’s nuclear program. The company is suspected of sending to Iran, via Turkey, machines for the manufacture of turbine propellers used in energy generation, the Finance Ministry said in a statement Monday.
