Xinhua: A senior Iranian military official warned Sunday against any attempts to create unrest during the country’s upcoming presidential election, Iran’s Press TV reported.
Iranian military official warns against unrest in upcoming presidential election
Hezbollah-backed Lebanese Shiites fight in Syria
AP: Masked men in camouflage toting Kalashnikov rifles fan out through a dusty olive grove, part of a group of Hezbollah-backed fighters from Lebanon who are patrolling both sides of a porous border stretch with Syria.
Ahmadinejad in Benin for first stop on West Africa tour
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Benin on Sunday on the first stop of a west African tour that will also take him to Niger — the world’s fourth-largest uranium producer — and to Ghana.
Iran’s earthquakes and nuclear power: Too close for comfort
Arab News: Last Tuesday, April 9, a massive earthquake hit southern Iran, next to the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The earthquake has heightened concerns about possible damage to this nuclear reactor, with possible devastation throughout Iran and the Gulf.
Gulf countries meet over Iran nuclear radiation fears
Reuters: National emergency officials in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries met on Sunday in Saudi Arabia to discuss the risk of radiation spreading over the Gulf if Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant is damaged by another earthquake.
Iraqis prepare for first vote since US withdrawal
AP: Even the dead are not spared the campaigning for Iraq’s upcoming local elections. The April 20 vote for provincial governing councils will be the first election since the U.S. military withdrawal in December 2011.
Ahmadinejad to visit uranium-rich Niger
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will leave on Sunday for a visit to Benin, Ghana and Niger, the world’s fourth-largest uranium producer, the Fars news agency reported.
US ends Iran-related sanctions on 3 maritime firms
AP: The Obama administration is lifting sanctions it imposed on three companies two years ago for helping to ship Iranian oil in violation of U.S. law.
Russia condemns Iran’s uranium expansion
AFP: Russia condemned Iran’s unveiling of a new uranium production facility, warning the move could hurt progress in negotiations with world powers over Tehran’s contested nuclear programme, a report said Friday.
Iran negotiator: Sanctions can end ‘step by step’
AP: An Iranian negotiator suggests that “step by step” progress can be made toward lifting sanctions over the Iranian nuclear program. Ali Bagheri told state TV that Iran hopes the international talks can resume with a “constructive, clear and functional response” toward Iran.
