AFP: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili on Saturday registered to stand in the June 14 presidential election, joining several conservative hopefuls aiming to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Iran nuclear negotiator enters presidential race
Strong Iran quake kills child, causes damage
AFP: A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early on Saturday, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state television reported.
Rival Iranian candidates emerge but big hitters wait
Reuters: New candidates entered Iran’s presidential race on Saturday on opposite sides of the divide between loyal defenders of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and opponents accused of threatening to undermine him.
Iran backs Syria meeting plan, expects to be part of process
Reuters: Iran welcomes a U.S.-Russian proposal for an international conference on ending the conflict in Syria and hopes it will be held in Geneva, Vice President Mohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh said in Geneva on Friday.
Iran says nuclear sites safe from earthquakes and cyber threat
Reuters: Iran’s nuclear and hydropower facilities are well protected from cyber attacks and even the most powerful earthquakes, Iranian environmental protection chief Mohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh said on Friday.
Iran’s coming elections will test Khamenei’s regime
The Independent: The situation for the mullahs in Iran and their leader Ali Khamenei has never been so bleak. Facing growing discontent at home, and waning support abroad, Khamenei is desperate to prolong the life of a regime that many think is crumbling.
Khamenei adviser enters Iran’s presidential contest
Reuters: An adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei joined the presidential race on Friday, with authorities keen to make the June vote a peaceful contrast to the upheaval that followed the disputed 2009 poll.
US places sanctions on Iran-Venezuela bank
AFP: The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions on a former Iranian-Venezuelan bank it said is being used to avoid restrictions placed earlier on other Iranian institutions.
Hezbollah says Syria to supply ‘game-changing arms’
AFP: Syria will supply Israeli arch enemy Hezbollah with “game-changing weapons”despite air strikes reportedly aimed at cutting off the flow of arms to the Lebanese Shiite group, its leader said on Thursday.
Iran envoy to Cyprus recalled after extradition to U.S.
Reuters: Iran has recalled its ambassador to Cyprus for consultations after an Iranian national was recently extradited from the island to the United States on suspicion of violating U.N. arms sanctions, Cyprus’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
