AP: An Iranian oil ministry official on Saturday denied a report published by a government agency that it had successfully blocked a cyberattack on an oil sector computer network.
Iran Oil Ministry denies cyberattack
Iran state TV lauds new president’s nuke stance
AP: Iran’s president-elect believes it’s possible to strike a deal that would allow the Islamic Republic to keep enriching uranium while assuring the West it will not produce a nuclear weapon.
China fuel oil imports climb to five-year high on Iran supplies
Bloomberg: China’s fuel oil imports surged to the highest level in five years last month as the country boosted purchases from Iran, customs data show.
Google finds hack bids on eve of Iran poll
The Daily Telegraph: GOOGLE says it has discovered and stopped a series of attempts to hack the accounts of tens of thousands of Iranian users in an effort the company believes is an attempt to influence the country’s upcoming election.
Iranian election a sham
The Hill: Suppose they held an election and nobody voted. This is not just wishful thinking; it happened in Iran. Despite the regime’s lies and propaganda, millions of Iranians who care about their country’s future refused to go to the polls.
New Iranian president tied to 1994 bombing
Washington Free Beacon: Iranian President-elect Hassan Rowhani was on the special Iranian government committee that plotted the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, according to an indictment by the Argentine government prosecutor investigating the case.
Mitsubishi-UFJ to pay $250 million to N.Y. regulator
Bloomberg: Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi-UFJ agreed to pay $250 million to the state of New York to settle claims it transferred billions of dollars for countries facing U.S. sanctions including Iran, Sudan and Myanmar, state regulators said.
US sees sanctions impact on Iranian politics
AP: American officials are hailing the election of an Iranian president who vows to seek relief from international sanctions as the first tangible evidence that the U.S. strategy is influencing Tehran’s nuclear policy.
Report: Iranian navy detains UAE fishermen
AP: Iran’s state TV says the country’s navy has detained 13 fishermen from two United Arab Emirates vessels after they trespassed into what the report said were Iranian territorial waters.
More EU pressure on Iran, Israel PM tells Ashton
AFP: Europe must take a firmer line with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday at the start of a working meeting with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
