AP: Satellite surveillance has shown an increase in activity at an Iranian site suspected of links to alleged secret work on nuclear weapons, officials tell The Associated Press.
AP Exclusive: Alleged Iran nuke site being watched
Iran minister says sanctions a “lose-lose game”
Reuters: Iran’s trade minister said Monday sanctions were hitting the economy but warned Western countries threatening to tighten the measures that they were harming their own interests.
Biz chiefs want Iran export
The Sun: Business chiefs were red-faced last night after urging British firms to save the economy by exporting to Iran.
Iran may use oil as political tool-energy minister
Reuters: Iran could use oil as a political tool in the event of any future conflict over its nuclear programme, Iran’s energy minister told Al Jazeera television.
Iran summons Bahrain envoy over ‘terror’ cell claim
AFP: Iran has summoned Bahrain’s charge d’affaires to reject “baseless claims” by Manama that a “terrorist” cell said to have been recently busted in Bahrain had links to Tehran, according to the website of state television Monday.
U.S. will take further steps to isolate Iran
Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration on Monday will name Iran, including its central bank, as a territory of “primary money laundering concern,” say senior U.S. officials, in an effort to further pressure Tehran after recent disclosures about its alleged role in terrorism and nuclear weapons proliferation.
Exiled Iran opposition warns of ‘massacre’ if Iraq camp shut
AFP: The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition movement claimed Sunday that moves to close a camp in Iraq housing thousands of her supporters were part of a plot by Tehran to have them killed.
Iran parliament to review ties with U.N. nuclear body
Reuters: Iran’s parliament will review relations with the U.N. nuclear watchdog over its latest report that said the Islamic state’s nuclear activities appeared to have military dimensions, speaker Ali Larijani was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Iran bans reformist paper for two months: reports
AFP: Iranian authorities have imposed a two-month ban on a reformist newspaper, Etemad, for printing what the country’s press watchdog said was “lies and insults” to officials, media reported Sunday.
Iranian commander died during missile testing, brother says
Washington Post: A mysterious explosion at an Iranian military base last week was caused when a test of an experimental intercontinental ballistic missile failed, the brother of a senior Revolutionary Guard Corps commander who was killed in the incident said Saturday.
