Bloomberg: Iran announced two days of mourning as relief efforts turned to aiding survivors following two earthquakes in the northwest that killed at least 306 people and left thousands homeless.
Iran moves to distribute aid after two earthquakes Kill 306
Iranian woman returns home from US prison
AP: An Iranian woman who spent five years in a prison in the U.S. for her role in a scheme to smuggle military night-vision goggles to Iran has returned home.
Indian sleuths in Iran to probe New Delhi bombing
AP: Two Indian investigators have gone to Tehran to question Iranian suspects who they believe were involved in a bomb attack that wounded an Israeli diplomat’s wife in New Delhi in February, police said Monday.
Iran lowers official crude selling prices for Asia in September
Bloomberg: Iran cut September crude-price differentials to customers in Asia, following a similar decrease by Saudi Arabia, according to National Iranian Oil Co.
Iran doctors struggle with injured from Iran quakes
Reuters: Overcrowded hospitals in northwest Iran struggled to cope on Monday with thousands injured by a pair of powerful earthquakes that killed nearly 300 people and wrecked scores of villages.
US offers help to Iran after earthquake
AFP: The United States on Sunday offered help and condolences to the people of Iran over a double earthquake that claimed 227 lives and injured more than 1,000 others.
Bahrain returns its ambassador to Iran
Reuters: Bahrain has reinstated its ambassador in Iran, the country’s foreign minister said, more than a year after the island kingdom withdrew its envoy to protest at Tehran’s criticism against a Gulf-backed crackdown on Shi’ite protesters.
Death toll in Iran quake raised to at least 250
AP: Twin earthquakes in Iran have killed at least 250 people and injured over 2,000, Iranian state television said on Sunday, after thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were leveled and homes damaged in the country’s northwest.
Iran steps up nuclear warhead work, Israel media report
Reuters: Iran has stepped up work to develop a nuclear warhead, Israeli newspapers said on Sunday, citing officials in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and leaked U.S. intelligence.
Tanzania confirms it re-flagged 36 Iran ships, to deregister them
Reuters: Tanzania said a shipping agent based in Dubai had reflagged 36 Iranian oil tankers with the Tanzanian flag without the country’s knowledge and approval.


