AP: Iran’s defense minister said Friday that a U.S. drone violated Iranian airspace a week ago when Pentagon says the pilotless aircraft came under fire. The U.S. maintains the drone was over international waters.
Iran says US drone violated Iranian airspace
Iran’s Ahmadinejad in Vietnam to woo communist ally
AFP: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Vietnam Friday on the first visit by an Iranian president in 17 years, as the sanctions-hit Islamic republic seeks to strengthen ties with allies outside the West.
Iran ex-president son denies being charged with spying
AFP: The jailed son of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani denies reports that he has been charged with spying, the Mehr news agency quoted his lawyer as saying on Friday.
Senators mull tougher Iran sanctions
AP: Lawmakers are working on a set of new and unprecedented Iran sanctions that could prevent the Islamic republic from doing business with most of the world until it agrees to international constraints on its nuclear program, officials say.
US sanctions Iran over Internet, media censorship
AFP: Washington unveiled sanctions Thursday against top Iranians and national bodies, including the communications minister and the culture ministry, hitting back for media and Internet censorship.
Iranian jets fired on US drone in Gulf: Pentagon
AFP: Two Iranian fighter jets fired on an unarmed US Predator drone in the Gulf last week but the aircraft was not hit, the Pentagon said Thursday, warning that the United States stood ready to protect its forces in the region.
Iran ex-president son accused of spying: Fars
AFP: The jailed son of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been accused of spying, the Fars news agency reported on Thursday.
Iran bans ‘luxury’ imports as sanctions bite
AP: Iran’s sanctions-fighting “resistance economy” suddenly got a lot leaner, less flashy and perhaps a bit more uncomfortable.
Blogger may have been tortured to death in Iran jail: Amnesty
Reuters: An Iranian man who received death threats due to his anti-government blog died in custody, possibly as a result of torture, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says anyone stockpiling atom bombs “retarded”
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday the age of nuclear deterrence was long gone and any country still stockpiling nuclear weapons was “mentally retarded”.
