AP: A group called “Parastoo” — Farsi for the swallow bird and a common Iranian girl’s name — claimed responsibility for posting the names on its website two days ago.
UN nuclear agency reports being hacked
Iran tanker cargo investigated off Greek coast amid EU ban
Bloomberg: Sekavin SA, a Greek fuel supplier, said it’s investigating the origin of a cargo aboard an Iranian tanker off the Mediterranean island of Syros amid a European Union ban on purchases from the Middle East nation.
Graph suggests Iran working on bomb
AP: Iranian scientists have run computer simulations for a nuclear weapon that would produce more than triple the explosive force of the World War II bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, according to a diagram obtained by The Associated Press.
U.N. committee condemns Syria, Iran for rampant rights abuses
Reuters: A U.N. General Assembly committee on Tuesday condemned Syria and Iran for widespread human rights abuses, but both Damascus and Tehran dismissed the separate votes as politically motivated.
Iran may slash oil sales outlook, store more as sanctions bite
Bloomberg: Iran may base its budget for the next fiscal year on anticipated exports of 1 million barrels a day of oil, half that shipped in 2011, Fars news agency reported, citing the head of the parliament’s economic committee.
Iran’s nuclear stockpile grows but not yet in “danger zone”
Reuters: An increase in Iran’s higher-grade uranium stockpile is worrying but may arise from a bottleneck in making reactor fuel rather than a bid to quickly accumulate material that could be used for nuclear weapons, diplomats and experts say.
Jailed Iranian rights lawyer in ‘good health’
AFP: Jailed Iranian rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has been held in solitary confinement and reportedly began a hunger strike last month, is in “good health,” Iran’s top human rights official said Tuesday.
UK court blocks extradition to US of former Iranian ambassador
Guardian: A high court judge has blocked the extradition to the US of a former Iranian ambassador who was the target of an American sting operation in London.
Gazans say “Thank you Iran” after Israel conflagration
Reuters: Gazans offered very public thanks to Iran on Tuesday for helping them in this month’s fight against Israel, when Iranian-made missiles were fired out of the Palestinian enclave towards Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Israeli opponents of Iran strike sidelined in vote
Reuters: At least two key advisers helping hold Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back from a threatened war with Iran have been sidelined in a party primary to pick candidates for a January 22 election, political sources said on Tuesday.
