AFP: Iran on Tuesday criticised fresh European Union sanctions targeting 29 of its officials, including three government ministers, over alleged human rights abuses, Fars news agency reported.
Iran criticises fresh EU sanctions targeting ministers
Clinton: Plot to kill Saudi will isolate Iran
AP: An alleged Iranian plot to hire Mexican drug cartel killers to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States on American soil “crosses a line” in Iran’s state sponsorship of terrorism and will further isolate the Islamic republic, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday.
Australia condemns Iranian actress lashing sentence
AFP: Canberra urged Iran to respect the human rights of its citizens Tuesday after an actress in the country was sentenced to 90 lashes for appearing in an Australian film with her head uncovered and shaven.
Iran, Saudi, Kuwait to meet over sea border
AFP: A tripartite meeting between Gulf neighbours Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will be held to resolve a decades-old dispute over maritime borders, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia to “take measures” after Iran plot: official
Reuters: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be expected to ‘take measures’ by its people after U.S. authorities broke up a plot by two men linked to the Iranian government to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the United States.
Three Iranian ministers target of EU sanctions: diplomats
AFP: Three Iranian government ministers are on a list of 29 people targeted by new European Union sanctions, diplomatic sources told AFP on Monday.
Drink-driving tests coming to Iran, where alcohol is banned
AFP: Iran’s traffic police will soon start testing motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol, which has been banned since the 1979 Islamic revolution, the ISNA news agency reported.
IAEA seen giving more detail on Iran atom bomb fears
Reuters: The U.N. atomic watchdog is expected to spell out in more detail soon the reasons for its growing concern that Iran may be working covertly to develop a nuclear missile, diplomats say.
Iran arrests 14 more in bank fraud probe: reports
AFP: Iranian officials have arrested 14 more people as part of a probe into a vast, recently uncovered bank scandal and announced they had recovered a quarter of the 1.6 billion dollars allegedly embezzled, reports said on Monday.
US ties Iran to plot to assassinate Saudi diplomat
AP: The Obama administration on Tuesday accused agents of the Iranian government of being involved in a plan to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the thwarted plot would further isolate Tehran.
