Bloomberg: Authorities in Iran hanged 16 people imprisoned for alleged links with anti-regime groups in retaliation for the killing of 17 border guards in an ambush near the boundary with Pakistani.
Iran hangs 16 prisoners following deadly Pakistan border attack
Iraqi government and Iranian hostages
The Hill: Unspeakable torture and a high possibility of impending death awaits seven Iranian dissidents who are currently being held illegally by Iraqi forces. And it seems the international community is simply watching and waiting until this becomes a reality.
Iran launches ‘Down with America’ awards
Daily Mail:An award offering cash prizes for the best works of art that stir up hatred for the United States has been launched in Iran. The competition, named Marg bar Amrika, has a grand prize of 100million Iranian rial, which equates to £2,500.
House leader impatient about new Iran sanctions
UPI: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said this week that while Congress does not oppose the Obama administration’s new diplomatic outreach to Iran, the United States needed to continue applying pressure on Tehran over its controversial nuclear program.
No confirmation Iran has halted higher-grade enrichment -diplomats
Reuters: Diplomats accredited to the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday they had no information to substantiate word from a senior Iranian parliamentarian that Tehran has halted its most sensitive atomic activity.
US charges man for trying to buy missiles for Tehran
AFP: A man with dual US and Iran citizenship was indicted in a New York court Friday on charges of conspiring to buy surface-to-air missiles on behalf of the Iranian government.
Report: Iran may be month from a bomb
USA Today: Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to build a nuclear bomb in as little as a month, according to a new estimate by one of the USA’s top nuclear experts.
Kerry, Lew to brief U.S. senators on Iran nuclear talks
Reuters: Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will hold a briefing on Thursday on the status of nuclear talks with Iran for members of a U.S. Senate committee considering tough new sanctions on Tehran, Senate aides said on Friday.
Sanction side-step: Iranian oil flows back into China
Wall Street Journal: After a three-month break, China has resumed importing Iranian fuel oil, a practice that has helped it avoid U.S. sanctions designed to punish countries that import crude oil from Iran.
White House presses Senate to delay new Iran sanctions
Reuters: The White House hosted a meeting of aides to Senate committee leaders on Thursday seeking to persuade lawmakers to hold off on a package of tough new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, a senior Senate aide said.
