AFP: A retired FBI agent who vanished six years ago in Iran, reportedly during a covert CIA operation, was arrested by authorities in the Islamic state, the last person to see him alive was quoted as saying on Monday.
Witness saw Iranians arrest missing US man
EU pledges readiness to lift Iran sanctions swiftly
AFP: The EU said Monday it was ready to suspend some sanctions against Iran as soon as experts check that Tehran is implementing the terms of an historic deal on its nuclear programme.
India seeks Iran’s financial guarantees for ships
Reuters: India has asked Iran to provide financial guarantees before Delhi continues to allow vessels with Iranian insurance cover to enter Indian waters, the latest sign of difficulties Iran is facing in exporting oil.
White House adviser consulted Israeli officials on Iran deal
Reuters: President Barack Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice played host to a series of meetings with Israeli officials last week to try to gain their support for an interim deal with Iran aimed at containing Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran not holding Levinson, says foreign minister
AFP: A retired FBI agent who disappeared more than six years ago during a visit to an Iranian island in the Gulf is not incarcerated in Iran, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday.
Kerry says U.S. has not abandoned ex-FBI agent missing in Iran
Reuters: Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States has not abandoned a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran six years ago and that he personally has raised the issue, according to an interview with ABC News.
Iran says nuclear talks continue despite US blacklist
AFP: Tehran said Sunday it will keep talking with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme despite a US move to blacklist Iranian companies for evading sanctions.
MPs urge Cameron for protection of Iranian dissidenents
Scoop: Cross-Party MPs and Peers on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Cameron and Foreign Secretary Hague to urgently press the Government of Iraq to release seven Iranians at risk of forcible extradition to Iran and allow for United Nations protection for 3,000 Iranian dissidents in Camp Liberty, Baghdad.
Iran arrests man on charges of spying for Britain
AP: Iran’s media says authorities have arrested a man on charges of spying for Britain. The semiofficial ISNA news agency said Saturday the man was arrested in the town of Kerman in southeastern Iran after authorities spent months tracking him down.
US denies breaking ‘spirit’ of Iran deal
AFP: The United States on Friday denied that blacklisting more than a dozen companies and people accused of evading sanctions against Iran had violated a landmark nuclear deal reached with Tehran.
