Dow Jones: Ecuador and Iran began talks on Friday in Quito aimed at strengthening their diplomatic ties as well as expanding bilateral cooperation for trade, economic and social issues, among others.
Ecuador, Iran seek to strengthen bilateral ties
Google advises Iran users to change passwords
AFP: Google has advised users of its online services in Iran to change their passwords following the theft of Internet security certificates from a Dutch company.
PJAK kills Iranian Guards commander – report
Reuters: Iran said on Friday Kurdish rebel group PJAK killed a commander of the Revolutionary Guards during clashes in a western region of the Islamic state, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Iran plays down pressure on China energy projects
Reuters: Iran is not concerned about a curb on Chinese investments in its vital energy sector, its foreign minister said on Thursday.
Tony Blair calls for regime change in Iran and Syria
The Guardian: Former prime minister warns that Middle East would be ‘very, very badly destabilised if Iran acquired nuclear weapons
Filmmaker barred from leaving Iran
AFP: Iran has prevented a leading filmmaker from leaving the country to attend the Toronto film festival, where his documentary about a detained co-director is being shown, his spokeswoman said Thursday.
Iran VP in Cuba for trade talks
AFP: Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi met with his Cuban counterpart Jose Machado Ventura in Havana on Wednesday at the start of a two-day visit aimed at bolstering trade ties, local media reported.
Ignore Iranian regime’s lies on opposition group
Philadelphia Inquirer: While Secretary of State Hillary Clinton edges closer to deciding to remove the Iranian opposition group, the Mujahedeen e Khalq (MEK), from a U.S. list of banned organizations, the international media has been awash with Iranian regime propaganda attempting to demonize the group.
Iran’s Abadan refinery catches fire, four injured
Reuters: An Iranian oil refinery caught fire on Wednesday in southwestern part of the country, but firefighters quickly had the blaze under control, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, adding that four people were injured.
Iran sentence on US hikers an ‘abomination’: nominee
AFP: US President Barack Obama views Iran’s eight-year jail sentence against two US hikers for espionage and illegal entry as “an abomination,” a top White House diplomatic nominee said Wednesday.
