AFP: Iran’s traffic police will soon start testing motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol, which has been banned since the 1979 Islamic revolution, the ISNA news agency reported.
Drink-driving tests coming to Iran, where alcohol is banned
IAEA seen giving more detail on Iran atom bomb fears
Reuters: The U.N. atomic watchdog is expected to spell out in more detail soon the reasons for its growing concern that Iran may be working covertly to develop a nuclear missile, diplomats say.
Iran arrests 14 more in bank fraud probe: reports
AFP: Iranian officials have arrested 14 more people as part of a probe into a vast, recently uncovered bank scandal and announced they had recovered a quarter of the 1.6 billion dollars allegedly embezzled, reports said on Monday.
US ties Iran to plot to assassinate Saudi diplomat
AP: The Obama administration on Tuesday accused agents of the Iranian government of being involved in a plan to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the thwarted plot would further isolate Tehran.
US says busts Iran plot to murder Saudi ambassador
AFP: The United States said Tuesday it had broken up a “chilling” plot planned high up in the Iranian government to assassinate the Saudi envoy to Washington and vowed to hold Tehran to account.
IATA halts Iran Air from using payment service
AFP: Iran’s national airline, Iran Air, Monday blasted the International Air Transport Association for suspending its ticket payment transactions due to US-imposed sanctions.
Iran actress sentenced to one year in jail: report
AFP: Actress Marzieh Vafamehr has been sentenced to a year in jail and 90 lashes for her role in a film about the limits imposed on artists in the Islamic republic, an Iranian opposition website reported Sunday.
Iran calls Wall Street protests ‘American Spring’
AP: An Iranian military commander said Sunday that the protests spreading from New York’s Wall Street to other U.S. cities are the beginning of an “American Spring,” likening them to the uprisings that toppled Arab autocrats in the Middle East.
EU expands sanctions against Iran
AP: The European Union has expanded sanctions against Iran because of continued human rights abuses.
Iran says first home-built missile destroyer sent to Aden Gulf
Bloomberg: Iran’s first domestically produced guided-missile destroyer has been sent to the Gulf of Aden to provide security to vessels in the area, a top Iranian navy commander said.
