AP: An Iranian semi-official news agency reports an explosion from a land mine left over from the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s has killed six people and injured one.
Leftover land mine explodes, kills 6 in Iran
Iran denies suspending uranium enrichment
The Guardian: Iran’s state media has denied reports that Tehran had suspended the enrichment of uranium at 20% in a goodwill gesture ahead of talks with the world’s major powers.
Iran claims production of new advanced drone
AP: Iran’s media is reporting the country has produced a domestically-made drone capable of hovering in midair. The Sunday report by several newspapers including the conservative Resalat says an advanced vertical take-off and landing or VTOL drone will be displayed in February.
‘Persian Spring’ to herald a ‘Peace Harvest’?
UPI: As the U.S. presidential election approaches in the United States, the potential threat from Iran still has to be the most important foreign affairs issue for both candidates.
U.S. eases rules on sale of medicines to Iran
Los Angeles Times: Washington is apparently worried that suffering among ordinary citizens could erode support for the West’s sanctions targeting Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran’s exports of industrial products up 40%, official says
Bloomberg: Iran increased exports of industrial products in the first half of the Iranian year that began in March by 40 percent even amid international sanctions, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Safdar Rahmatabadi said.
Iranians burn US flags to mark embassy seizure
AFP: Thousands of Iranians chanting “Death to America” burnt US flags on Friday to mark the 33rd anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran, just days before the American presidential election.
Iran president backs down in political clashes
AP: Iran’s embattled president has backed down from a public dispute with the country’s judiciary, a day after his nation’s top leader called such spats treason.
Could Iran’s Supreme Leader be more cautious than we think?
The Telegraph: Could Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, be more cautious than we think? Instead of treading a straight Roman Road to a nuclear weapon, he has twice veered off course. To me, that suggests that he is nervous and feeling the pressure.
Iraqi tourist sector hurt by Iran’s currency pain
AP: The steep decline is painful for ordinary Iranians, who now have to pay far more for imported goods. But it is also damaging Iraq’s fragile tourism industry, pinching small-time entrepreneurs and forcing businesses to lay off workers.
