Reuters: Iran has fired the head of an oil company because he was discovered to have dual nationality — a sensitive issue after a top bank manager fled to Canada during a huge fraud scandal, the Vatan-e Emrouz daily reported on Wednesday.
Iran sacks oil manager over dual citizenship
House committee OKs new penalties against Iran
AP: A House panel on Wednesday unanimously approved harsher penalties against Iran, arguing that an economically weak Tehran will struggle in its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Iran expected to block steps towards regional deal on Afghanistan
The Guardian: The Iranians will attend Wednesday’s conference in Istanbul but sharply worsening relations with Turkey mean they will come to play the spoiler.
Ahmadinejad’s foes flex power in Iran’s parliament
AP: Iran’s internal political battles have reached this point before: Lawmakers demanding that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad become the first Iranian president hauled before parliament for a grilling on government policies.
Europe lawmakers warn of humanitarian crisis at Iranian camp
AFP: European parliamentarians issued a fresh warning Monday of a looming “humanitarian catastrophe” at an Iranian exiles’ camp in Iraq and urged the UN to provide protection for its 3,400 residents.
Iran creates unit to defend against cyber attacks
AP: A senior Iranian official says the country has created a special unit to defend the Islamic Republic against cyber attacks.
Iraqi ‘resistance’ forced US pull-out: Khamenei
AFP: The Iraqi people’s “unified resistance” forced the United States to pull its military out of their country, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Sunday.
Iran lawmakers find minister liable in fraud, Tehran Times says
Bloomberg: An Iran parliament committee has held several senior officials accountable for the biggest bank fraud in the country’s history, Tehran Times reported.
Iran parliament to question Ahmadinejad over fraud
AP: Iran’s parliament is set to summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning over an economic scandal and his polices after the required number of lawmakers signed a petition Sunday, the latest salvo in a long battle between the president and his rivals.
Iran sees no need for emergency OPEC meeting -ISNA
Reuters: Current OPEC president Iran does not envisage holding an emergency meeting of the oil producers’ group ahead of a scheduled one in Decmber, Iran’s OPEC Governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi was quoted as saying by the student news agency ISNA on Sunday.
