AFP: Iranian police dispersed hundreds of youths Tuesday at an Asian Champions League match between Iranian and Saudi sides protesting Saudi military aid to Bahrain in crushing a pro-democracy movement.
Iran police disperse anti-Saudi demo at Asia Cup match
Iran to merge oil, energy ministries -IRIB
Reuters: Iran will merge its oil and energy ministries, one of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s deputies told the state broadcaster on Wednesday, signalling a shake-up of the department in charge of the world’s fifth-biggest crude exports.
Ten Iranians detained in U.S. jails, Iran’s Press TV reports
Bloomberg: Ten Iranian nationals are detained in the U.S., the state-run Press TV news channel said.
Iran wheat consumption to drop with subsidies cut, Donya says
Bloomberg: Iran’s domestic wheat consumption is expected to drop to 6.4 million tons in the current Iranian year from 8.7 million the previous year, following a cut in subsidies in December, Donya-e-Eqtesad reported, citing Deputy Commerce Minister Hamid Alikhani.
Iranian state TV carries report of Israeli build-up
Reuters: Iranian state television ran a report Monday saying Israeli military aircraft were massing at a U.S. air base in Iraq for a strike on Iran.
EXCLUSIVE-How U.S. trying to wean China off Iranian oil
Reuters: The United States collaborated with Saudi Arabia to increase crude oil supplies to China at the expense of Iran, U.S. diplomatic cables show. The move was designed to hurt Iran and win Beijing’s support for sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme.
Ramos-Horta appeals to Iran to release US hikers
AFP: East Timorese president Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, appealed Sunday to Iran to release two American hikers arrested on the Iraqi border in 2009 and accused of espionage.
Ahmadinejad to end boycott: state media
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will end his nine-day boycott of official activities and chair a cabinet meeting on Sunday, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Malaysia arrests two Iranians in latest drug haul
AFP: Police said Sunday they shut down an international syndicate’s bid to distribute drugs in southern Malaysia with the arrest of two Iranian smugglers and 4.5 kilos (10 pounds) of methamphetamine.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard awarded 2 giant natural gas projects
AP: A business consortium connected to Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard was awarded without tender two giant natural gas development projects, a senior Iranian official said Saturday.
