Daily Telegraph: Unseated at the general election as a Lib Dem MP, Lembit Opik has landed a new job working for Press TV, the controversial satellite channel owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Lembit Opik gets a job on Ahmadinejad’s favourite television station
Iran meddling to fill void in Iraq government: poll
AFP: Iran more than any other foreign state is meddling to fill a void in Iraqi politics five months after a general election left the war-wracked nation without a new government, a poll said Saturday.
Iran starts more efficient uranium enrichment – ISIS
Reuters: Iran has begun using extra equipment installed earlier this year to enrich uranium more efficiently, stepping up its nuclear work despite U.N. sanctions, a Western think-tank said on Friday.
Iran political prisoner facing execution – Amnesty
Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 06 – Iranian political prisoner, Jaafar Kazemi, is at risk of execution at any time, according to Amnesty International.
China pledges Iran cooperation as oil minister visits
AFP: Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met Iran’s oil minister in Beijing on Friday, pledging continued cooperation with Tehran to “protect global security”, state television reported.
Amnesty: Lawyer in Iranian stoning case released
AP: Amnesty International says the lawyer defending a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran has been released from a detention center in Istanbul.
Cambodia to sign cooperation deal with Iran on oil
Reuters: Officials from Cambodia are to travel to Iran next week and the two countries will sign agreements covering cooperation in the oil sector, the foreign minister of the Southeast Asian state said on Friday.
Turkey doesn’t plan to curb Iran petroleum-products trade, minister says
Bloomberg: Turkey sees no reason to curb a trade in petroleum products with neighbor Iran, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said.
‘Terror blast’ hit Japanese tanker in Gulf strait
AFP: An explosives-laden boat carried out a “terrorist attack” that damaged a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz last week, the United Arab Emirates, where the ship docked for repairs, said on Friday.
Iranian film-maker Panahi to present film in Venice
AFP: Celebrated Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, who was freed on bail in May after three months in jail, is to attend the world premiere of his latest work “The Accordion”, the Venice Film festival said Friday.
