Iran uses fronts to avoid U.N. sanctions

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Washington Times: Iran is using newly created front companies in a bid to frustrate U.S. and United Nations sanctions on its suspect nuclear programs, according to records and information supplied by a leading Iranian exile dissident group.

US warns firms trading with Iran

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BBC News: The US is threatening to get much tougher with international energy companies that do business with Iran. Oil firms may face fines and other penalties if they sign deals to develop Iranian reserves of oil and gas, a State Department source told the BBC.

In Brief: Man hanged in public in northern Iran

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 12 – Authorities have hanged a man in public in the northern Iranian city of Gorgan, state media reported.

In Brief: Man hanged in public in northern Iran

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 12 – Authorities have hanged a man in public in the northern Iranian city of Gorgan, state media reported.

Iran ranks among worst human trafficking states – U.S.

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Iran Focus: London, Jun. 12 – The U.S. State Department accused Iran on Tuesday of being a major hub of human trafficking.

Iran ranks among worst human trafficking states – U.S.

Iran Focus: London, Jun. 12 – The U.S. State Department accused Iran on Tuesday of being a major hub of human trafficking.

U.S.: Iran sending weapons to Taliban

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AP: A senior U.S. diplomat accused Iran on Tuesday of transferring weapons to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan – the most direct comments yet on the issue by a ranking American official.

Iran to indict detained Americans

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CNN: As Tehran presses for the release of five Iranians held by the U.S. military in Iraq, Iran’s top judiciary spokesman announced Tuesday that three detained Iranian-Americans will be formally indicted by the end of the week, according to Iranian media reports.

Iran cranking up uranium enrichment capability: diplomats

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AFP: The UN atomic agency thinks Iran could have 8,000 centrifuges enriching uranium by December, a significant rise in nuclear capability likely to fuel fears that Tehran seeks nuclear weapons, diplomats said Tuesday.

Iran says judge to decide next week on U.S.-Iranians

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Reuters: An Iranian judge will next week decide whether to indict or free three American-Iranians accused of acting against national security, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday.