AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has invited his newly elected Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Morsi, to a summit of Non-Aligned Movement nations to be held in Tehran in late August, his presidency website said on Thursday.
Ahmadinejad invites Egypt’s Morsi to Tehran summit
Tanzania probes Iran oil tanker reflagging reports
AFP: Tanzania said Thursday it is investigating US accusations it reflagged Iranian oil tankers to help Tehran evade US and EU sanctions.
Iran losing billions as oil exports extend slump
Reuters: Iran will see its July oil exports more than halved from regular levels seen last year because tough new Western sanctions are stifling flows and costing Tehran more than $3 billion in lost revenue per month.
Iran submarine plan may fuel Western nuclear worries
Reuters: Iran’s announcement that it plans to build its first nuclear-powered submarine is stoking speculation it could serve as a pretext for the Islamic state to produce highly enriched uranium and move closer to potential atom bomb material.
A ‘Clinton Project’ to placate Tehran
UPI: It is time for America to face the truth. Appeasing the Iranian mullahs regarding the People’s Mujahedin of Iran is a failed policy.
Iran state TV accuses BBC of hacking website
AP: Iran’s state TV charged Wednesday that the BBC hacked its website to change the results of a poll about Iran’s nuclear program. The BBC denied the allegation.
U.S. “reviewing” U.N. agency over IT supplies to Iran
Reuters: The United States said on Wednesday it was reviewing a U.N. agency’s dealings with sanctioned countries such as Iran after documents showed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) had supplied IT equipment to the Islamic Republic.
Iran says can destroy U.S. bases “minutes after attack”
Reuters: Iran has threatened to destroy U.S. military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes of being attacked, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, as Revolutionary Guards extended test-firing of ballistic missiles into a third day.
Azerbaijan editor accused of spying for Iran
AP: Azerbaijan has charged the editor of a Talysh ethnic minority newspaper with spying for neighboring Iran and inciting public unrest, officials said Wednesday.
Russia sees ‘certain progress’ on Iran after talks
AFP: Russia on Wednesday said “certain progress” had been reached at expert-level talks on Iran’s nuclear programme despite the Islamic Republic’s tough terms for scaling back its enrichment activities.
