Reuters: UK bank Lloyds said it does not expect to make any further payment to U.S. authorities in regard to charges that it faked records so clients from restricted countries including Iran could do business with it, after agreeing to forfeit $350 million to the U.S. authorities in January. Lloyds sees no further payment to U.S. on Iran
Reuters: UK bank Lloyds said it does not expect to make any further payment to U.S. authorities in regard to charges that it faked records so clients from restricted countries including Iran could do business with it, after agreeing to forfeit $350 million to the U.S. authorities in January. Seized N.Korean weapons likely destined for Iran – source
Reuters: Weapons seized in Thailand from an impounded plane traveling from North Korea were likely destined for Iran, said a high-ranking Thai government security official on a team investigating the arms. Iranian arms smuggler Ardebili sentenced in US to five years in prison
The Times: When Amir Hossein Ardebili first appeared in a US court, the proceedings were secret and the windows were blacked out. PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Dec 16
Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Iranian elections top Twitter topic for 2009
AFP: Iran's controversial presidential election was the top Twitter topic in 2009, according to the wildly popular microblogging service. Iran says has evidence against opposition leaders
Reuters: Iran's judiciary said on Wednesday it had evidence that opposition leaders had fomented tension in the country after a disputed presidential election in June, the official IRNA news agency reported. US House approves Iran energy sector sanctions bill
AFP: The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved sanctions legislation aimed at forcing Iran to freeze its nuclear program by depriving the Islamic republic of gasoline. Lawmakers urge Obama to halt relocation of Iran dissidents
AFP: US lawmakers Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to stop the Iraqi government's forced relocation of Iranian dissidents from a border camp that has been closed down. PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Dec 15
Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. US to probe ‘revelation’ of Iran nuclear trigger work
AFP: The United States said Tuesday it will investigate a British newspaper report that Iran is working on a trigger for a nuclear bomb, adding the "revelation" fuelled concerns about Iranian intentions. 