Reuters: Members of a Central Asian security forum led by Russia and China are expected on Friday to bar countries under U.N. sanctions from becoming full members of the group, a step that would block Iran’s entry.
Sanctions may block Iran’s path to security group
Russia moves to scrap Iran missile sale
AFP: Russia signalled on Friday it was scrapping the controversial sale of S-300 missiles to Iran in a major shift the Kremlin said was needed after fresh UN sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Satellite TV channels down in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 11 – Satellite television broadcasts have failed to show in Tehran since Wednesday afternoon.
ANALYSIS-Iran spy ring reports set off Gulf Arab alarm bells
Reuters: Gulf Arab states, hosts to U.S. and Western military bases, fear the discovery of a purported Iranian spy ring in Kuwait will make it harder to stay out of the fray of any conflict over Iran’s nuclear programme.
Ahmadinejad says Israel is ‘doomed’
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Israel was “doomed” and singled out US President Barack Obama for scorn after the UN agreed a fresh round of nuclear sanctions against his country.
EU set to target Iranian oil and gas investment
Reuters: Parts of Iran’s oil and gas industry could be targeted by an extra layer of European Union sanctions, according to a document prepared for EU leaders.
U.S. shifts toward support for Iran’s dissidents
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. has accelerated its effort to provide dissidents in Iran with computer hardware and software to evade government censors.
Obama urges support for Iranian ‘freedom’
AFP: US President Barack Obama urged the world to support the Iranian people in their fight for “freedom,” one year after disputed elections triggered major demonstrations.
AP Exclusive: Iranian says he was kidnapped
AP: An Iranian dissident who went missing for almost two weeks in Germany told The Associated Press on Thursday he was kidnapped by four Arabic-speaking man who threatened to kill him for a film he made that is critical of the Iranian regime.
Cancelling Iran opposition protests ‘regrettable’: Clinton
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called “regrettable” the Iranian opposition’s cancellation of anti-government protests planned for this weekend, the anniversary of last year’s disputed presidential election.
