Reuters: International sanctions designed to stop Iran’s disputed nuclear programme would only really bite if its other big Asian buyers follow India’s lead and bow to U.S. pressure to cut the flow of oil money to Tehran.
Iran may cope with India oil money loss, but no more
German radio: Iranian blogger freed on bail
AP: Germany’s international radio station Deutsche Welle says a dissident Iranian actress who is one of its bloggers has been released on €58,000 ($84,000) bail in Iran.
US accuses Iran of ‘secret deal’ with al-Qaida
AP: The Obama administration is accusing the Iranian government of entering into a “secret deal” with al-Qaida to funnel money and insurgents from the Middle East to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Iran president proposes Guards commander for oil min
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed to parliament on Wednesday a Revolutionary Guards commander as his choice for oil minister, state radio reported.
Iran Guards killed over 50 Kurd rebels, assault to continue
AFP: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have killed more than 50 rebels from the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) since beginning an assault nearly two weeks ago and will continue the operation until Iraq takes control of the region, media reported on Wednesday.
Iran hopes Bushehr nuclear plant will be operational by late August
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 27 – Iran expects its first nuclear power plant would be fully operational by the end of August, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said.
Iran opponents reject US plan to close Camp Ashraf
AFP: Iranian exiles Wednesday rejected a US plan to relocate thousands of outlawed regime opponents from Iraq’s Camp Ashraf to another Iraqi site pending a transfer to nations willing to accept them.
Iran Guards ‘kill’ Kurd rebels in fresh clashes
AFP: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards continued their offensive against rebels from the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), killing an unknown number of fighters, the Guards ground forces said Tuesday.
Iran’s Salehi to visit Russia for nuke talks
AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi will visit Moscow at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to discuss Tehran’s controversial nuclear drive, an official said on Tuesday.
Iran says crude sales to China going well
Reuters: Iran is selling crude to China without any problems, an Iranian government spokesman said on Tuesday, dismissing reports Tehran may not be getting paid by its biggest oil buyer.
