AFP: Russia and Iran are creating a $1.2 billion joint venture between state company Russian Technologies and Tehran state Bank Saderat to tap into Iran’s colossal zinc deposits, Kommersant daily reported Tuesday.
Russia and Iran to create major mining venture: report
US hikers freed from Iran arrive in Oman: AFP
AFP: The plane carrying two US hikers, released from Iran after more than two years in jail on charges of spying and illegal entry, arrived in Muscat on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent said.
Iran DM urges Russia to complete S-300 missile deal
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 21 – Iran’s Defence minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said on Monday that Russia needs to fulfil its earlier pledges to supply S-300 missiles to Iran.
Iran publicly hangs convicted teen murderer
AFP: Iran on Wednesday publicly hanged a teenage boy convicted of killing an athlete billed as “Iran’s strongest man,” local media reported.
Amnesty urges 11th-hour stay for Iran death row teen
AFP: Human rights group Amnesty International called on Tuesday for an 11th-hour stay of execution for a 17-year-old due to be hanged after being convicted of the murder of a man billed as Iran’s strongest.
Police presence beefed up in Tehran to counter protests
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 20 – In anticipation of an announced protest march by students at Tehran and Sharif Technological universities, since Tuesday morning, authorities have deployed a large number of plain-clothes officers, the paramilitary Bassij and police forces.
AP Exclusive: Police investigate Iran nuke expert
AP: A colleague of a nuclear scientist shot dead recently in Tehran is being investigated by Iranian security services who suspect him of leaking information leading to the killing, says an intelligence summary shared with The Associated Press.
US considers emergency hotline with Iran: official
AFP: The United States is considering setting up a direct military hotline with Iran after a series of close encounters between US and Iranian forces in the Gulf, a defense official said Monday.
Iran nuclear chief says UK spies shadowed him
Reuters: Iran’s nuclear energy chief accused British spies on Monday of shadowing him around the world — even to the “back door” of his university office — to gather information ahead of a failed assassination attempt on him last year.
Iran holds main suspect for $2.6 bln scam, Fars says
Bloomberg: Iranian police detained the main suspect behind a $2.6 billion bank fraud, one of the biggest in the country’s history, the state-run Fars news agency reported, citing Iran’s economy and finance minister Shamseddin Hosseini.
