AFP: The United States on Friday announced charges against an Iranian citizen and Chinese resident for allegedly trying to export nuclear-related material to help Tehran enrich uranium.
US charges Iranian, Chinese on Iran enrichment
Iran issues new oil blockade warning
Reuters: Iran could prevent even “a single drop of oil” passing through the Strait of Hormuz if its security is threatened, a naval chief said on Saturday, as tensions simmer over Tehran’s nuclear program.
U.S.: Iran uses front companies to evade sanctions
UPI: The U.S. Treasury Department has identified several front companies it says are helping Tehran evade U.S. and European sanctions aimed at throttling Iran’s oil exports.
U.S. State Department must show some spine on Iranian dissidents
UPI: The fate of 3,400 Iranian dissidents in Iraq must not be a bargaining chip to appease the Iranian regime and their Iraqi agents.
Japan set to load first Iran crude with sovereign insurance
Bloomberg: Japan will load its first Iranian crude cargo backed by sovereign guarantees since sanctions disrupted coverage in the international reinsurance market.
Insight: Despite sanctions, Apple gear booms in Iran
Reuters: At its gleaming store, RadanMac offers the latest Apple gear – the new iPad, iPhones, iPods, laptops, all-in-one desktop computers and more.
South Korea mulls offer of Iranian oil tankers
AFP: Seoul is considering an offer by Tehran to send crude on Iranian tankers to South Korea, officials said Friday, as a way to circumvent EU sanctions and resume imports of oil from Iran.
UK says it foiled Iran nuke weapon drive
Daily Telegraph: Britain’s foreign intelligence chief believes his agents delayed an attempt by Iran to acquire nuclear weapons but the pariah state will become armed within two years, the Daily Telegraph reports.
U.S. cracks down on Iran’s oil tanker company, exposes fronts
Reuters: The United States ramped up pressure on Iran’s ability to export oil on Thursday, identifying Tehran’s main tanker firm and exposing dozens of its vessels as government-controlled entities.
Iran Former Minister seeks referendum on nuclear program
Bloomberg: A former Iranian interior minister and opposition figure is calling for a national referendum on Iran’s atomic work, saying the government must act wisely to exit a “dead end,” Jaras reported.
