AFP: The jailed son of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been accused of spying, the Fars news agency reported on Thursday.
Iran ex-president son accused of spying: Fars
Iran bans ‘luxury’ imports as sanctions bite
AP: Iran’s sanctions-fighting “resistance economy” suddenly got a lot leaner, less flashy and perhaps a bit more uncomfortable.
Blogger may have been tortured to death in Iran jail: Amnesty
Reuters: An Iranian man who received death threats due to his anti-government blog died in custody, possibly as a result of torture, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says anyone stockpiling atom bombs “retarded”
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday the age of nuclear deterrence was long gone and any country still stockpiling nuclear weapons was “mentally retarded”.
Iran to hold air defense drill in country’s east
AP: Iran’s official news agency says the country’s military will hold “massive” air defense maneuvers in the east, starting this weekend.
Ahmadinejad slams big-spending US polls after Obama win
AFP: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday dismissed US elections as a “battleground for the capitalists”, a day after Barack Obama’s re-election.
Iran to China threaten Obama’s second-term promises
Bloomberg: After a presidential campaign waged on the domestic terrain of jobs and economic growth, President Barack Obama is confronted by a volatile international environment that will help determine whether he can keep his promise to restore America’s prosperity.
Iran in tepid reaction to Obama’s re-election
AFP: Iran gave a lukewarm reaction on Wednesday to the re-election of US President Barack Obama, saying the result would not lead to a normalisation of ties but not ruling out hope altogether.
Iran annual inflation hits 24.9 percent in October
AP: Iran’s Central Bank says the country’s annual inflation rate hit 24.9 percent in October compared to 24.0 the previous month.
Obama’s full plate: Fiscal cliff, Iran, Syria
AFP: With the grueling presidential race over and victory assured, Barack Obama might be forgiven for wanting a rest. Iran’s suspect nuclear program, bubbling away on a back-burner for months, will once again come to the fore.
