Los Angeles Times: Even though Canadian officials told American counterparts that they were “very, very worried” about Iran’s ambitions and actions, they continued to maintain contacts between Ottawa and Tehran’s spy services, said a secret July 9, 2008, dispatch by the United States Embassy in the Canadian capital.
IRAN: Contacts between Canadian and Iranian spy services revealed in Wikileaks release
Iran says it boosted production of oil, gas parts
Bloomberg: Iran has boosted production of spare parts used in its oil and gas industry over the past five years to 70 percent of the amount the country needs, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said.
Iran denies 700 pct gasoline price hike plan
Reuters: Iran’s Economy Ministry denied a newspaper report on Wednesday that the price of gasoline was set to rise by 700 percent when subsidies are cut.
Iran talks must focus on nuclear issue: Clinton
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the United States welcomed Iran’s decision to join talks in Geneva, which she said should focus “first and foremost” on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Dubai will never sever trade ties with Iran – official
Reuters: Dubai will never sever trade ties with neighbour and major trade partner Iran, a senior Dubai economy official said on Wednesday, as pressure on Tehran to curb its uranium enrichment drive keeps mounting.
Anxiety along Iraq’s border with Iran
Washington Post: In Shalamche, Iraq along this dusty border crossing that links Iraq with erstwhile enemy Iran, there is growing evidence that it is Iran that holds the upper hand at the twilight of the U.S. military mission here.
Iran’s military looks to the sky as new priority
AP: In military maneuvers and air shows, Iran has been proudly touting advances in its air forces and defenses, including radar systems, anti-aircraft batteries and new attack and reconnaissance drones.
Iran declares second pollution holiday
BBC: Iran has declared a two-day public holiday in Tehran due to air pollution – the second such shutdown in a week.
Iran hangs woman for murdering love rival
AFP: Iran on Wednesday hanged a woman convicted of murdering a love rival, her lawyer told the official IRNA news agency.
Leaks depict Iranian operations in post-Saddam Iraq
Wall Street Journal: Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables provide new details on the U.S. assessment of how Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps has promoted Tehran’s influence in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
