AFP: Iranian media reported Thursday the country’s sports minister, Mohammad Abbasi, is in London to attend the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Iran sports minister in London for Olympics: reports
UN refugee agency calls for patience in Iraqi camp dispute
AFP: The UN refugee agency called Thursday for “cooperation, patience and understanding” in a dispute involving Iranian exiles at a camp in Iraq who refuse to leave for a new transit centre.
American pleads guilty to trying to export missile parts to Iran
Reuters: A California man pleaded guilty in Chicago on Thursday to a felony charge of trying to illegally export missile parts to Iran, which the United States says is working to build nuclear weapons.
Iran offers Syria “experience and capabilities”
AP: A high-ranking Iranian official says his country is ready to share “experience and capabilities” with the Tehran-backed regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
Iran says Istanbul nuclear talks with EU were ‘positive’
Bloomberg: Iran’s deputy chief nuclear negotiator said his meeting with a European Union official that aimed to establish common ground for another round of talks on the country’s atomic program was “positive.”
Israel’s Barak calls for swifter action against Iran
Reuters: Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak called on Wednesday for major powers to speed up efforts to stop Iran’s nuclear program, cautioning it would be tougher to confront it once Tehran managed to cross an atomic threshold.
Iran envoy accuses Israel over Bulgaria bus bomb
AFP: Iran’s UN envoy on Wednesday accused Israel of staging a suicide bomb attack on an Israeli tourist bus in Bulgaria.
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.
