Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 28 – Jewellers and goldsmiths at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Tuesday went on strike for a fourth day running.
Goldsmiths continue strike in Iran capital
Iran bans two papers for insulting officials
Reuters: Iran has banned two newspapers for insulting political and religious figures, in a continued crackdown on dissent more than a year after a disputed presidential election.
Pioneer Iran blogger sentenced to 19 years prison
AP: An Iranian court sentenced the founder of one of the first Farsi-language blogs, credited with sparking the boom in Iranian reform bloggers, to more than 19 years in prison for his writings, a news web site reported Tuesday.
US says Omanis in Iran seeking release of hikers
AFP: The United States said Tuesday that an Omani delegation had arrived in Iran to work for the release of the two remaining US hikers held in the Islamic republic.
Iran exports first shipment of petrol: oil official
AFP: A top Iranian oil official said on Tuesday the fuel-hungry nation has exported its first shipment of domestically made petrol, three weeks after declaring it could now make enough to satisfy local needs.
Iran struggling to contain ‘foreign-made’ computer worm
Washington Post: Iran suspects that a foreign organization or nation designed “Stuxnet,” a quickly mutating computer worm that has been infiltrating industrial computer systems in the Islamic republic, a high-ranking official said Monday.
Oil firms reap benefit of Iran’s build-up of crude stocks
The Guardian: Sanctions fail to discourage all trade with nation under west’s scrutiny for nuclear potential.
An adulteress could in theory be stoned, Iran prosecutor says
Washington Post: Iran’s chief prosecutor on Monday contradicted earlier statements by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by saying a woman convicted of adultery could in theory still be stoned to death for her crime.
Shell increases oil trade with Iran – despite sanctions
The Guardian: Oil giant stepped up orders of Iranian crude while others halted trade amid sanctions imposed by UN, EU and US
Iran to press for recognition of ‘nuclear rights’ in talks
AFP: Iran will press to have its “nuclear rights” recognised in talks with world powers who accuse Tehran of seeking atomic weapons, a foreign ministry spokesman told reporters on Tuesday.
