AP: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to take action over the rioting in Britain, arguing it was hypocritical in its reaction to such events.
Ahmadinejad urges UN to react on Britain riot
US Senators urge sanctions on Iran finances
AFP: An overwhelming majority of the US Senate urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to impose “crippling sanctions” on Iran’s financial system in a bid to hinder its suspect nuclear program.
Iran uses riots as propaganda
Sky News: The shocking reality of violence and looting across British have been seen by people all over the world – even in Iran, where the scenes were being used as propaganda.
Dutch citizen arrested in NJ over Iran shipments
AP: Federal authorities in New Jersey have charged a citizen of the Netherlands with conspiring to ship aircraft parts and other items from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. law.
Iran discovers $133 bln gas field
AFP: Gas- and oil-rich Iran has discovered another gas field with reserves of 495 billion cubic metres valued at $133 billion, the oil ministry’s SHANA news service quoted an oil official as saying on Monday.
Iran gets 1 bln euros of India oil cash
Reuters: Iran has received 1 billion euros ($1.4 billion) from India in the last 10 days for long overdue oil debts, indicating the likely end of a sanctions-related problem that had blocked payments all year, an Iranian official said on Monday.
Kuwait denies joint oil development with Iran
AFP: The oil ministry in OPEC member Kuwait on Monday denied that it has started a joint oil development with neighbouring Iran.
Iran MP: Nuclear plant’s launch delayed again
AP: An Iranian lawmaker says the country’s first nuclear power plant in southern port of Bushehr faces more delays because of money demands from Russia.
Senators press Obama on Iran’s central bank
Wall Street Journal: More than 90 U.S. senators signed a letter to President Barack Obama pressing him to sanction Iran’s central bank, with some threatening legislation to force the move, an outcome that would represent a stark escalation in tensions between the two countries.
Iranian exiles demonstrate for UN, US protection
AFP: Some 200 people demonstrated at the European headquarters of the United Nations Monday, demanding US and UN protection for Iranian exiles at the Ashraf refugee camp in Iraq.
