Bloomberg: Iranian oil tankers are mistakenly signaling their flag state as Tanzania-Zanzibar and no such registration took place, according to a government official from the east African territory.
Iran oil tankers said by Zanzibar to signal wrong flag
28 Turkish troops hurt in Iran-Turkey pipeline attack
AFP: Twenty-eight Turkish soldiers were wounded and Iranian gas supplies to Turkey interrupted Friday after Kurdish rebels attacked a pipeline linking the two countries, media reports said.
EU leaders tell Iran to negotiate or face more pain
Reuters: The European Union will further tighten economic sanctions if Iran does not curb its nuclear activities, EU leaders said on Friday, urging Tehran to engage in “meaningful” negotiations.
Iran mosque suicide bomb kills two Basij: reports
AFP: A suicide bomb outside a Shiite mosque in Iran killed two Basij militiamen and wounded five people, in an area that has been the target of deadly attacks by Sunni rebels in recent years, media reported.
U.S. says it will ‘ratchet up’ sanctions pressure on Iran
Bloomberg: The U.S. will “ratchet up the pressure” on Iran to address international concerns about that country’s nuclear program, the Treasury Department’s top counterterrorism official said.
Ally Financial latest U.S. bank to face cyber attack
Reuters: Ally Financial Inc said on Thursday it was monitoring “unusual activity” on its web site, the latest U.S. bank to report internet issues following recent cyber attacks that have been linked to Iran.
U.S. says it will ‘ratchet up’ sanctions pressure on Iran
Bloomberg: The U.S. will “ratchet up the pressure” on Iran to address international concerns about that country’s nuclear program, the Treasury Department’s top counterterrorism official said.
Iran would accept democratic Syria: Annan
AFP: Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan said Thursday that Iran has told him it would accept the fall of Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad if the conflict-torn country holds elections.
US offers $12 mn for Iran-based Al-Qaeda financiers
AFP: The United States posted a reward of up to $12 million on Thursday for help in tracking down two Iran-based Al-Qaeda financial backers, accused of funneling money to extremists in Syria.
Dubai fueled by cheap Iran oil as U.S. steps up pressure
Reuters: The United States and Dubai are negotiating an end to the desert emirate’s Iranian oil imports to head off the threat of U.S. President Obama sanctioning a trade that has riled Gulf Arab oil producers, industry sources and diplomats said.
