AFP: British Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the revelation Monday that Iran had started enriching uranium at a new site in a deep mountain bunker, calling it a “provocative act”.
Britain condemns ‘provocative’ new Iran nuclear site
Ayatollah vows Iran will resist Western sanctions
AFP: Iran will not falter in the face of Western-imposed sanctions, the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said it comments broadcast on state television on Monday.
Iran strait “keeps me awake at night”-US Navy boss
Reuters: The chief of the U.S. Navy acknowledged on Tuesday that preparing for a potential conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is the kind of thing he loses sleep over.
US again calls on Iran to cease enrichment work
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday there was “no plausible justification” for Iran’s production of enriched uranium at a new site, again calling on Tehran to cease all such work.
US condemns Iranian death sentence for American
AP: The Obama administration flatly rejected Monday that a young Iranian-American man used a family trip to Iran as cover for espionage, after Iran issued the first death penalty against a U.S. citizen since the Islamic Revolution 33 years ago.
Iran to sign $7.6 bln gas deal with local company, Times says
Bloomberg: The Iranian Offshore Oil Co. will award a contract valued at 6 billion euros ($7.6 billion) to a domestic Iranian company, to develop the Forouz B natural gas field, the Tehran Times reported.
Geithner in Beijing faces uphill struggle on Iran
AP: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is visiting Beijing this week looking for support for U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry — but he is likely to be disappointed.
EU to meet on Iran oil embargo on Jan. 23-diplomats
Reuters: The European Union is expected to bring forward a meeting of foreign ministers due to decide on an oil embargo on Iran by one week to Jan. 23, EU diplomats said on Monday.
Iran stokes nuclear fears with bunker facility
AFP: The UN atomic agency said Monday that Iran is now enriching uranium at a new site in a hard-to-bomb mountain bunker, in a move set to stoke Western suspicions further that Tehran wants nuclear weapons.
Iran rial slides, ‘dollar’ text messages appear blocked
Reuters: Iran’s currency has slid 20 percent against the dollar in the last week despite central bank intervention, and Iranians concerned about the economy said on Tuesday attempts to send text messages using the word “dollar” appeared to be blocked.
