AP: The families of two Americans imprisoned in Iran for nearly two years say they’re counting on a court hearing Sunday to end their ordeal at last.
2 US hikers face Iranian court date on spy charges
Al Qaeda in Iran
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: The U.S. finally acknowledges the terror connection.
Bank deal may solve India-Iran oil pay impasse-media
Reuters: India’s government will likely resolve a payment impasse with Tehran for buying Iranian crude by having Indian companies to open rupee accounts in Union Bank of India, local media in India reported on Thursday.
Treasury accuses Iran of aiding Al Qaeda
New York Times: The Treasury Department on Thursday accused the Iranian authorities of aiding Al Qaeda and said it was imposing financial sanctions on six people believed to be Qaeda operatives in Iran, Kuwait, Qatar and Pakistan.
AP Exclusive: Shot Iranian said to be nuke expert
AP: A man shot dead on a Tehran street by motorcycle-riding gunmen last weekend was a scientist involved in suspected Iranian attempts to make nuclear weapons and not a student as officially claimed, a foreign government official and a former U.N. nuclear inspector have told The Associated Press.
Ahmadinejad: Iran and Iraq have common goals and enemies
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 28 – Iran’s hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with Iraqi oil minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi on Wednesday and stated that both countries have the same enemies and that only cooperation would lead to the defeat of their common foes.
Iran may cope with India oil money loss, but no more
Reuters: International sanctions designed to stop Iran’s disputed nuclear programme would only really bite if its other big Asian buyers follow India’s lead and bow to U.S. pressure to cut the flow of oil money to Tehran.
German radio: Iranian blogger freed on bail
AP: Germany’s international radio station Deutsche Welle says a dissident Iranian actress who is one of its bloggers has been released on €58,000 ($84,000) bail in Iran.
US accuses Iran of ‘secret deal’ with al-Qaida
AP: The Obama administration is accusing the Iranian government of entering into a “secret deal” with al-Qaida to funnel money and insurgents from the Middle East to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Iran president proposes Guards commander for oil min
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed to parliament on Wednesday a Revolutionary Guards commander as his choice for oil minister, state radio reported.
