Wall Street Journal: When Congress expanded U.S. sanctions on Iran in 2010, it authorized states to blacklist companies that have business interests with that country. But a legal fight over a highway bridge contract in New Jersey shows just how tricky it can be for states to manage their own sanctions policy.
Legal fights loom over state laws targeting Iran
Iran’s new ‘moderate’ president has duped the West
UPI: How easily the West allows itself to be repeatedly duped by the religious fascist rulers of Iran. Past-masters at the art of deception, they have defied world opinion for the past decade in their race to build nuclear weapons.
Syrian bid for U.N. rights body criticized, Iran withdrew
Reuters: Syrian plans to run for a spot on the U.N. Human Rights Council met with sharp criticism from the United States and Israel on Thursday, while Tehran announced it had withdrawn its candidacy for the world body’s rights watchdog.
Iran, Syria bid for UN rights council under attack
AFP: The United States and Israel on Thursday slammed a bid by Iran and Syria to get seats on the UN Human Rights Council. Acting US ambassador to the United Nations, Rosemary DiCarlo, called the campaigns “highly inappropriate” because of the two countries’ records on human rights.
Global powers to discuss Iran nuclear drive next week
AFP: European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will hold talks in Brussels next week on Iran’s contested nuclear drive with senior officials from six global powers, the first since Tehran elected a new president.
Exiled dissidents claim Iran building new nuclear site
Reuters: An exiled opposition group said on Thursday it had obtained information about a secret underground nuclear site under construction in Iran, without specifying what kind of atomic activity it believed would be carried out there.
Exiled dissidents claim Iran building new nuclear site
Reuters: An exiled opposition group said on Thursday it had obtained information about a secret underground nuclear site under construction in Iran, without specifying what kind of atomic activity it believed would be carried out there.
Iran oil exports fall 36 percent on China port delays, IEA says
Bloomberg: Iran exported 36 percent less crude last month than it did in May because of blockages at ports in China, the Islamic republic’s biggest customer, the International Energy Agency said.
Egypt condemns Iranian ‘interference’ after army ousts Mursi
Reuters: Egypt accused Iran on Thursday of “unacceptable interference” in its domestic affairs for having criticized the Egyptian army’s removal of elected president Mohamed Mursi last week.
Hopes rise for appeal of ex-marine held in Iran
New York Times: Prison life has markedly improved in recent weeks for Amir Hekmati, the former Marine incarcerated for nearly two years in Iran on spying accusations.
