AFP: Iran said on Friday it was ready for immediate talks with the United States, Russia and France over an exchange of nuclear fuel and added that it was also against stockpiling higher enriched uranium.
Iran ready for immediate nuclear fuel talks
How the CIA got it wrong on Iran’s nukes
Wall Street Journal Europe: In 2007, U.S. intelligence said Iran had stopped its nuclear weapons program. Analyst policy bias and disinformation from Iranian double agents may explain the mistake.
Iran Air plans share sale to finance growth, fleet upgrade amid sanctions
Bloomberg: Iran Air, the state-owned flag carrier, plans to sell its first shares to the public and buy as many as 100 new aircraft to expand in the face of tighter international sanctions, the company’s chairman said.
Standardized English tests to resume in Iran amid sanctions
New York Times: The Educational Testing Service, the company that offers the Test of English as a Foreign Language, announced Thursday that it would resume registering students for its tests inside Iran after striking a deal with a bank willing to process payments.
Canada jails man for attempting nuclear exports to Iran
AFP: A Canadian court on Thursday sentenced a Toronto man to four years and three months prison for attempting to export dual-use nuclear-related items to Iran, in violation of UN resolutions.
Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot
AP: An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy.
Iran trade sanctions hit Dubai port
BBC: Taking the boat across Dubai’s old creek is like a journey back in time.
Iran quake measuring 5.7 on Richter scale leaves 110 injured
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 30 – An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted north-eastern Iran on Friday, injuring at least 110 people with one of the injured in serious condition.
Political prisoner sentenced to death in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 30 – Iran’s Court of Appeal has upheld a death sentence for political prisoner Jaafar Kazemi, his lawyer said.
Political graffiti in Tehran’s bus terminals
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 29 – From the Grapevine… Passengers and employees in Tehran’s southern and western bus terminals reported new graffiti in at least 30 different locations.
