Reuters: Iran has sent a new batch of enriched uranium to fuel a medical research reactor in its capital, the country’s nuclear chief said on Sunday, an indication Tehran is digging in as its standoff with world powers over the enrichment continues.
Iran adds batch of fuel to reactor: nuclear chief
Holding Iran accountable for terrorist attacks
Washington Post: Using the territory of countries across the world, working sometimes through proxies like Lebanon’s Hezbollah and sometimes with its own forces, Tehran has been intentionally targeting not just diplomats of enemies such as Israel and Saudi Arabia but also civilians.
Iran introduces tiered exchange rates for imports
Reuters: Iran will introduce a three-tiered exchange rate system to purchase different classes of imports, state media reported on Saturday, in an indication that the government’s stores of hard currency are coming under pressure from Western sanctions.
The world’s leading sponsor of terror strikes again
Wall Street Journal: The suicide bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a local Bulgarian bus driver on Wednesday was shocking if all too familiar.
More than half Iran parliament backs Hormuz closure bill
Reuters: Just over half of Iran’s parliament has backed a draft law to block the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Friday, threatening to close the Gulf to oil tankers in retaliation against European sanctions on Iranian crude.
India bars 3 Iranian banks on security fears: report
AFP: India’s home ministry has refused to allow three Iranian banks to open branches on Indian soil because of concerns about money-laundering and terror financing, a report said on Friday.
Iran annuls death sentence on former U.S. marine, ISNA reports
Bloomberg: Iran’s Supreme Court annulled the death sentence passed on a former U.S. Marine of Iranian descent, the Iranian Students News Agency said.
Sanctions slow down Iran missile program
UPI: Iran’s development of its most advanced ballistic missile has been stalled by international sanctions imposed on Tehran to curb its nuclear program.
U.S.: Iran plans to disrupt oil trade
UPI: Iran has devised plans to disrupt international oil trade and could attack oil platforms and tankers, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal.
Analysis: Syria’s implosion worries neighbors
Reuters: Signs that President Bashar al-Assad is rapidly losing his grip on Syria alarm his regional allies, Iran and Hezbollah, and worry other neighbors fearful of chaos on their doorsteps.
