New York Times : Iran took defiant steps on Monday in response to the intensified Western sanctions aimed at stifling its oil exports, announcing legislation intended to disrupt traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran takes defiant steps over new sanctions
Iran mourns 1988 airliner downing by US warship
AP: Iranians marked on Monday the anniversary of the downing of an airliner by a U.S. warship in the Persian Gulf more than two decades ago.
Moderate earthquake hits Iranian town
AP: Iran’s state TV is reporting that a 5.4 magnitude earthquake has jolted a sparsely populated area in the eastern part of the country.
Iran to fire missiles in desert war games
AFP: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they are to fire ballistic and other missiles at desert targets during three days of war games starting Monday in a warning to threats of military action by Israel and the United States.
Iran: We will ‘confront’ new EU oil sanctions
AP: Iran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a “battle” against EU sanctions targeting the country’s vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said.
U.S. praises EU embargo of Iranian oil, presses Tehran
Reuters: The White House praised the European Union for prohibiting Iranian crude oil imports into the 27-nation-bloc on Sunday and said Tehran had an opportunity in talks this week to make progress on international concerns about its nuclear program.
Factbox-EU sanctions on Iran
Reuters: Here is a look at EU sanctions on Iran: In August 2010, the EU banned the creation of joint ventures with enterprises in Iran engaged in the oil and natural gas industries…
Iran pledges to counter “malicious” oil embargo
Reuters: Iran dismissed a European Union oil embargo which took effect on Sunday and said it was fully prepared to counter the impact of sanctions with a $150 billion war chest of foreign reserves.
Britain urges Iran to cooperate with world powers
AFP: Britain on Sunday urged Iran to cooperate with the international community after the EU slapped an oil embargo on Tehran designed to turn up the heat on the regime.
Report: Iran to deploy submarines in Caspian Sea
AP: A semiofficial Iranian news agency says Tehran plans to deploy submarines in the Caspian Sea.
