AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that some Chinese firms were still failing to comply fully with UN sanctions and suggested Washington could impose its own sanctions on them.
US may punish China firms evading Iran sanctions: Clinton
Hong Kong to pass laws to seize Iran-linked assets
AFP: Hong Kong said Wednesday it was “striving” to pass legislation to comply with UN sanctions against Iran, after 20 shipping firms in the city were accused of being linked to Tehran’s weapons buildup.
Syria, Iran sign gas pipeline deal
AFP: Syria and Iran signed on Wednesday a deal to build a pipeline that would carry Iranian gas to Syria through Iraq, state news agency Sana reported.
Google software for the masses lands in Iran
AFP: Google late Tuesday made mapping, photo-sharing, and Web browsing software available for the first time to people in Iran but blocked access by government computers there.
India may finalise Iran oil payment route soon-secretary
Reuters: India may finalise routing of funds as payment towards Iran oil imports in the next few days, Oil Secretary S. Sundareshan said on Wednesday.
Film cancelled after Iranian request
Ottawa Citizen: Threatening e-mails and phone calls resulted in the cancellation Tuesday evening of a film that exposes Iran’s efforts to build nuclear weapons and promote terrorism.
Afghan journalist hospitalized after acid attack
RFE/RL: Afghan journalist and author Abdul Razaq Mamoon is being treated in a Kabul hospital after a masked man sprayed acid on his face and hands.
Switzerland tightens sanctions on Iran
DPA: Switzerland moved Wednesday to toughen its sanctions on Iran, with new bans to affect exports of technology and so-called dual-use instruments, including items that can be used for suppression of the opposition.
Iran authorities hang 10 men
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 19 – Iranian authorities on Wednesday hanged 10 men in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, state media reported.
Iranian minister visits Senegal after weapons row
AFP: Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Senegal Tuesday, officials said, amid a diplomatic storm between the one-time allies over a huge cache of weapons from Iran that was intercepted in Nigeria.
