Bloomberg: Iran aims to increase trade with Japan by about 16 percent to some $14 billion this year, Press TV reported, citing Abbas Araghchi, the Persian Gulf country’s ambassador to Japan.
Iran-Japan trade likely to grow 16% in 2011, Iran official says
Iran ‘could halt’ India oil supplies
AFP: Iran has “seriously warned” India that it could halt crude supplies if New Delhi failed to pay overdue payments hampered by international sanctions against Tehran, the oil ministry said Sunday.
Iran to prosecute 26 American officials, MP says
CNN: Iran plans to prosecute 26 current and former American officials, an Iranian lawmaker said Sunday, potentially escalating a tit-for-tat dispute between the two countries.
Iran Guards ready to close Strait of Hormuz
AFP: Iran is ready if threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to ships linking the Gulf to international markets, Revolutionary Guards commander General Mohammad Ali Jafari told Mehr news agency Monday.
Iran and Russia hope to see stability in Syria
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 04 – Iranian and Russian officials hope to see stability restored to Syria as soon as possible, Iranian state media reported on Monday.
Iraq Kurd leader warns Iran over shelling
AFP: The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region has warned that ties with Tehran could suffer if Iran continues cross-border shelling against opponents, in a statement Sunday.
Iran official threatens to destroy Israel
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 03 – A top Iranian legislator warned on Saturday that Iran would destroy Tel Aviv if Israel “made the mistake” of attacking Iran.
Iran: Missile progress shows sanctions futile
AP: Iran’s defense minister claimed Saturday that the country’s missile progress shows that U.N. sanctions are ineffective and won’t stop Tehran’s defense programs.
Iran funnels new weapons to Iraq and Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal: Iran’s elite military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has transferred lethal new munitions to its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent months, according to senior U.S. officials, in a bid to accelerate the U.S. withdrawals from these countries.
Iran smuggles weapons to Iraq, Afghanistan: report
AFP: The Iranian military smuggled new deadly munitions to its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent months in order to accelerate the US withdrawals from these countries, The Wall Street Journal reported.
