AFP: Iran will not give in to “bullying” at the negotiating table with world powers over its disputed nuclear programme despite new economic sanctions, its supreme leader said on Tuesday.
Iran won’t give in at nuclear talks: supreme leader
Iran: New EU sanctions ‘inhuman’ and ineffective
AP: Iran on Tuesday denounced the new European Union sanctions as “inhuman,” vowing they will not force any retreat on the country’s suspect nuclear program.
Iraqi Shi’ite militants fight for Syria’s Assad
Reuters: Iraqi Shi’ite militia involvement in Syria’s conflict exposes how rapidly the crisis has spiraled into a proxy war between Assad’s main ally Shi’ite Iran and the Sunni Arab Gulf states supporting mostly Sunni rebels fighting the president.
Brent rises above $116 as EU tightens Iran sanctions
Reuters: Brent futures rose above $116 on Tuesday, underpinned by supply concerns after the European Union slapped more sanctions on Iran, while ample supplies and healthy inventory in top consumer the United States capped gains.
US charges Iran with ‘economic mismanagement’
AFP: The United States on Monday accused Iran of extreme economic mismanagement as biting sanctions wreak havoc on the Iranian economy, and the European Union agreed a new slew of moves against the regime.
EU tightens Iran sanctions, Ashton sees more talks
Reuters: European Union governments agreed further sanctions against Iran’s banking, shipping and industrial sectors on Monday, cranking up financial pressure on Tehran in the hope of drawing it into serious negotiations on its nuclear program.
EU tightens financial noose on Iran, Syria with new sanctions
AFP: European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed tough sanctions against Iran, aimed at forcing a breakthrough in talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, and also the regime in war-ravaged Syria.
Bahrain summons Iran envoy over ‘interference’
AFP: Bahrain summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires on Monday in protest at “interference” by Tehran in the internal affairs of the Gulf kingdom, the foreign ministry said.
Cameron urges Israel to give Iran sanctions time
AFP: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday urged Israel not to launch a military attack on Iran over its contested nuclear programme and said sanctions should be given time to work.
Iranians plan oil spill to block Hormuz strait: German weekly
Reuters: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief has drafted a plan to cause an environmental disaster in the Strait of Hormuz to block seaborne oil exports with the goal of removing economic sanctions imposed on Tehran, the weekly Der Spiegel said in an unsourced report.
