BBC: A complete European Union oil embargo on Iran over its nuclear programme comes into force on Sunday, but the Islamic Republic has already found some ways of circumventing the sanctions.
How Iran is giving oil sanctions the slip
U.N. publishes report on Iran arms trade with Syria
Reuters: A U.N. Security Council committee has published a report on Iranian sanctions violations, including shipments of weapons to Syria in breach of a U.N. ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic.
Iran’s U.N. envoy criticizes U.S., EU over nuclear talks
Reuters: Western powers negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program have not been “serious enough” in their attempts to resolve an escalating stand-off with the Islamic Republic, Tehran’s U.N. envoy said on Friday.
Sanctions put the squeeze on Iranians
AFP: Leila is getting pretty good at playing Angry Birds on her imported iPhone. Sitting behind her desk in an idle travel agency in central Tehran, she often has nothing better to do these days.
Q&A: New sanctions targeting Iranian oil
AP: The U.S. and Europe want to deprive Iran of the oil income it needs to run its government and, most importantly, fund what they believe is an effort to build a nuclear weapon. Their efforts are entering a new phase this week.
Iranian game tries to revive Rushdie fatwa
Wall Street Journal: Watching India-born British novelist Salman Rushdie dodge bullets, tackle a gang of assassins and battle for survival will be a common sight, if an Iranian student organization has its way.
US exempts China, Singapore from Iran sanctions
AFP: The United States exempted China and Singapore from sanctions over purchases of oil from Iran hours before a deadline, saying that major economies were united in pressuring Tehran.
Iran to ‘reconsider’ ties if S. Korea cuts oil imports
AFP: Iran will reconsider its ties with South Korea if the Asian nation halts imports of Iranian oil from Sunday, as Seoul has said it will be forced to do because of EU sanctions.
Officials slam Iran on anti-Semitic statement
AP: International officials have condemned statements made by Iran’s vice president at a U.N.-sponsored drug conference in Tehran where he blamed Jews for the international drug trade.
Officials slam Iran on anti-Semitic statement
AP: International officials have condemned statements made by Iran’s vice president at a U.N.-sponsored drug conference in Tehran where he blamed Jews for the international drug trade.
