AP: Seeking to evade new U.N. sanctions, Iran on Monday formally submitted its plan to swap some of its enriched uranium for reactor fuel and said the onus was on world powers to defuse tensions by accepting the deal.
Tehran gives fuel swap offer to IAEA
Iran executes brother of Sunni rebel leader Rigi
Reuters: Iran on Monday executed a brother of the detained leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group behind the deadliest bomb attack in the Islamic Republic in years, official media reported.
Ahmadinejad’s speech marred by shouts from crowd
AP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech in a southern port town has been marred by shouts from disenchanted Iranians demanding jobs.
Iran hands IAEA letter on nuclear deal: TV
Reuters: Iran has handed a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency outlining a deal, brokered by Brazil and Turkey, on sending some of its uranium abroad, Iran’s Arabic-language TV network Al Alam reported on Monday.
Iran says U.S. “hikers” spies, proposes prisoner swap
Reuters: Iran’s intelligence minister said on Sunday he had no doubt three U.S. citizens arrested last July near the Iraq border were spies and called on Washington to propose a prisoner swap to secure their release.
Campaigners continue call for Tehran protests
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 24 – From the Grapevine… Pro-democracy activists distributed hundreds of political leaflets in central Tehran on Sunday.
Iran weapon dealers’ €7m assets frozen
Sunday Times: Criminal Assets Bureau takes action against Thomas and Sean McGuinn who are estimated to have generated in excess of €100m from their global smuggling operation
Iran speaker: will ditch fuel plan if new sanctions
Reuters: Iran will abandon an atomic fuel swap plan brokered by Turkey and Brazil if the United States imposes new sanctions on the Islamic state, Iran’s parliament speaker said on Sunday.
Iran aims to become gasoline exporter – official
Reuters: Iran seeks to become self-sufficient in gasoline in two years’ time and then to start exporting the fuel, an official said on Sunday, as some traders and international oil firms cease sales to the Islamic state.
Shanghai defence bloc won’t accept Iran as member – report
Reuters: A security bloc grouping Russia, China and Central Asia will not accept Iran as a member while there are U.N. sanctions against it, a Russian diplomatic source said on Saturday.
