AFP: The United States is considering dusting off and toughening a year-old offer for Iran to transfer uranium to Russia for further enrichment, a leading French newspaper reported Thursday.
US mulling new Iran offer: report
Iran says its aid to Afghanistan totals $500 million
Reuters: Iran, which the United States and its NATO allies accuse of destabilizing Afghanistan, has provided some $500 million in aid for its conflict-torn neighbor, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.
Iran marks anniversary of U.S. Embassy crisis
CNN: Iranians across the country Thursday were marking the 31st anniversary of the hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy.
Iran arrests four ‘UK-linked men’, state TV
BBC: Iran has arrested four people it says were paid by a man based in Britain to carry out assassinations, says Iran’s official Press TV.
Iran tightens security as subsidy cuts loom
Wall Street Journal: Iranian authorities are taking extraordinary security measures ahead of cuts to energy and food subsidies this month, in an effort to prevent unrest by a public upset about rising expenses and inflation.
Nordic countries make joint appeal over Iran execution
AFP: Five Nordic countries issued a joint appeal to Iran Thursday, calling on the Islamic republic to commute the sentence against a woman condemned to death for adultery.
BP plans to halt Rhum gas field after Iran sanctions
Bloomberg: BP Plc said production at its North Sea Rhum natural-gas field will halt next week to ensure compliance with European Union sanctions against Iran.
Transocean says it shipped goods through Iran
Bloomberg: Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore oil driller, said it may have violated U.S. sanctions when goods bound for a company-owned rig in Turkmenistan traveled through Iran.
Iranian’s stoning would be ‘barbarous’: Brazil’s new leader
AFP: Brazil’s female president-elect, Dilma Rousseff, said Wednesday she was “totally opposed” to the death-by-stoning sentence ordered for an Iranian woman, Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani.
Iraq FM welcomes Saudi hosting talks on new government
AFP: Iraq’s foreign minister said on Wednesday his country welcomed a Saudi proposal to host talks for resolving a deadlock over forming a government, nearly eight months after polls.
