AP: In the ongoing political skirmishes among Iran’s leadership, it was the equivalent of bringing out the heavy ammunition: The country’s most powerful figure warning that the post of elected president could someday be scrapped.
Iran’s supreme leader ups fight with Ahmadinejad
Britain freezes assets of five Iranians over alleged plot
AFP: Britain has frozen the assets of five Iranian nationals accused by the United States of involvement in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, the Treasury said Tuesday.
Iran gasoline import slump softens sanctions blow
Reuters: Iranian gasoline imports have slumped by as much as 95 percent over the last four years, according to official government data, as rising refinery capacity and lower fuel subsidies help neutralize western sanctions aimed at starving Tehran of fuel.
Koch Iran link causes candidate to send contributions to charity
Bloomberg: Former New York Representative and current congressional candidate Dan Maffei said he’s giving $3,500 in political donations from Koch Industries Inc. to charity because the company profited from business in Iran.
UN rights experts criticise Iran over ‘vague’ replies
AFP: UN Human Rights Committee experts on Tuesday criticised Iran’s failure to provide sufficient details on the use of the death penalty as well as policies surrounding issues like gay rights.
Iran nuclear issue to grow more urgent: UK’s Hague
Reuters: Tackling Iran’s nuclear program will become more urgent over the next year and the world must not be distracted from it by the focus on the Arab Spring popular uprisings, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday.
Iran should extradite or try alleged plotter: US
AFP: Iran should extradite or prosecute the high-ranking Revolutionary Guard official accused of plotting to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in Washington, the United States said Monday.
No resolution on US troops in Iraq, Iran threat seen
Reuters: Washington has not given up on trying to secure a deal to keep U.S. military trainers in Iraq beyond the end of the year, as it frets about what it calls Iranian meddling in the region, U.S. officials said on Monday.
Iranian exiles urge delay of Iraqi Camp Ashraf closure
AFP: Iranian dissidents, backed by Belgian, European and US politicians, Tuesday urged the international community to press Iraq to postpone the closure of a camp housing thousands of outlawed Iranians.
Iran under fire at the UN Human Rights Committee
AFP: Iran came under fire Monday at the UN Human Rights Committee over its lack of respect for women’s rights as well as its failure to provide data on executions.
