Times of India: National Fish Workers Forum has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene immediately for the release of 16 fishermen of Tamil Nadu who were in prison in Iran since December last year.
PM urged to intervene to ensure release of fishermen
U.S. may look at Latin American ties with Iran
Journal Sentinel: Judging from what I’m told by senior U.S. officials, the Obama administration will continue trying not to over-dramatize this issue, even if there is mounting pressure from Congress to take a more aggressive stand on Iran’s activities in Latin America.
Zimbabwe agrees to sell uranium to Iran: report
AFP: Zimbabwe has signed a secret deal to supply Iran with the raw materials needed to develop a nuclear weapon, in breach of international sanctions, The Times reported on Saturday.
Iran beefs up oil tanker fleet on growing business from China
AFP: Iran has beefed up its oil tanker fleet with vessels from China and is selling more crude oil to Beijing as Tehran struggles under international sanctions, the IEA said in a report Friday.
The promises of the United Nations
UPI: We have seen failures of the United Nations in protecting refugees. If the world stands by and watches, the same could happen to Iranian refugees in Iraq.
India plans guarantee for refineries importing oil from Iran
Trend: India is reportedly seeking to devise a mechanism to provide a state guarantee to refineries importing oil from Iran, whose energy sector has been targeted by sanctions, Press TV reported.
Iran’s top leader: US not good Mideast mediator
AP: Iran’s top leader has lashed out at the Unites States, saying America is not a good mediator in Mideast peace talks because it allegedly sides with Israel.
Call to recognize 1988 Iranian massacre as crime against humanity
Digital Journal: The National Council of Resistance to Iran (NCRI), the leading opposition to the Iranian Government created a petition asking the United Nations to investigate the Massacre of 30,000 Iranian Political Prisoners in 1988.
Iran’s plan B for the bomb
New York Times: Is Iran finally ready to talk? Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, has said he’s ready for nuclear negotiations. And in recent weeks, the Iranian government has repeatedly expressed its desire to reach a deal on its uranium enrichment program.
Iran can take the heat, Rouhani says
UPI: Iran’s ability to withstand international pressures will remain steadfast in the new political era in Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday.
