AFP: Iran’s UN envoy on Wednesday accused Israel of staging a suicide bomb attack on an Israeli tourist bus in Bulgaria.
Iran envoy accuses Israel over Bulgaria bus bomb
Company warned of Iran sanctions
UPI: A U.K. satellite telecommunications firm violated U.S. sanctions by providing guidance to Iranian tankers and military vessels, an Israeli group said Wednesday.
Iranian smugglers feel the pressure of Western sanctions
Bloomberg: Western sanctions on Iran are biting so deep that even fisherman who make the two-hour journey across the Strait of Hormuz at night to Oman to smuggle flat-screen televisions, cell phones and food say they’re feeling the pain.
Iran’s leader says sanctions won’t alter policies
AP: Western-led sanctions and diplomatic pressure will not force Iran to halt its nuclear program, Iran’s Supreme Leader said Wednesday.
Sanctions to shut Indian-Iranian shipping company
AP: An Iranian-led shipping venture that predates the 1979 Islamic Revolution is now unraveling as one of the most high-profile blows from international sanctions and U.S.-driven efforts to drive wedges between Tehran and its key trading partners.
Congress pushes to finalize new Iran sanctions package
Reuters: Congressional negotiators are trying to finish work on new sanctions aimed at further restricting Iran’s oil revenues, a package they hope to approve by the end of next week before lawmakers leave Washington for an extended recess.
Iran hosts high-level Syria economic team
AFP: A high-level Syrian economic delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Omar Ghalawanji arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to boost cooperation between the two allies faced with Western economic sanctions.
Iran to cut spending to help sanctions-hit economy
AFP: Top Iranian government officials and lawmakers agreed in a meeting on Wednesday to budget cuts in a bid to shore up an economy struggling with Western sanctions and inflation, media reported.
Iranian nuclear plants hit by virus playing AC/DC, website says
Bloomberg: Iran’s nuclear facilities have suffered a cyber attack that shut down computers and played music from the rock band AC/DC, the F-Secure Security Labs website said.
Iran says coping with Peugeot exit
AFP: Iran’s main automobile company, Iran Khodro, says it is coping with a decision early this year by troubled French car maker Peugeot to halt exports of vehicle kits for assembly, according to reports on Wednesday.
