Wall Street Journal Europe – Opinion: Economic pressure is already biting but more will be needed for Tehran to drop its nuclear designs.
Double down on Iran sanctions
US: Iran ‘most active state sponsor of terrorism’
Iran Focus: Washington, Aug. 05 – The United States on Thursday renewed its charge that Iran is the “most active state sponsor of terrorism”.
Death row Prisoner of Conscience challenges Iran’s rulers
Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 05 – The following is the text of a statement released by Ali Saremi, 62, a political prisoner currently on death row, after the Iranian authorities upheld death sentences for a group of political prisoners for supporting the main opposition group People’s Mojahedin (PMOI).
US fines Barclays $200m for breaking Iran sanctions
Evening Standard: Barclays today took a near £200 million hit for busting sanctions against Iran imposed by the United States between 2002 and 2007.
Angry mob turns on Iran opposition leader: report
AFP: Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi was harassed by “angry” people on Thursday as he attended a mourning ceremony at a mosque in Tehran, Fars news agency reported.
AP Exclusive: Iran defiant in nuclear documents
AP: As Iran and world powers prepare for new nuclear talks, letters by Tehran’s envoys to top international officials and shared with The Associated Press suggest major progress is unlikely, with Tehran combative and unlikely to offer any concessions.
Iran sees regional alliance to counter NATO
Reuters: Iran’s president told the leaders of Afghanistan and Tajikistan on Thursday that the three neighbours could provide a counterweight to NATO in Asia once foreign troops quit the region.
Sanctions on Iran are tough, but how much effect will they have?
Washington Post – Editorial: President Obama is making the case that his Iran strategy is starting to deliver significant returns. In some important ways, he is right. The president said on taking office that if Iranian leaders refused negotiations on their nuclear program, he would seek to raise the pressure on them through multilateral sanctions.
Iran publishes new Holocaust-denying website
AP: A new Iranian website is dedicated to denying and mocking the Holocaust with anti-Semitic cartoon images and has provoked outrage in Israel.
Afghan president heads to Iran
AFP: Afghan President Hamid Karzai left on Thursday for neighbouring Iran to attend a regional conference, his office said.
