Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 07 – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that it had successfully tested hitting mobile naval targets in international waters with three hi-tech and radar evading missiles.
Iran tests hi-tech missiles aimed at naval targets
Iranians go for gold amid inflation and currency fears
Reuters: Leafing through an old family photo album, 74-year-old Molook Amini wished she could afford to buy a gold coin as a wedding gift for her youngest grandchild as did for others.
ANALYSIS-Iran’s nuclear steps deepen Western suspicions
Reuters: Expanding uranium enrichment, a new atomic energy chief said to have military expertise, missile tests — Western analysts see fresh signs that Iran may be seeking to develop the means to build nuclear warheads.
Bahrain jails three for spying for Iran: report
AFP: Bahrain has sentenced one of its citizens and two foreigners to 10 years in prison for spying for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Akhbar al-Khaleej newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Weapons prove Iranian role in Iraq, U.S. says
Washington Post: Iranian-backed militias in Iraq are using more sophisticated weapons than in the past to target U.S. troops and military installations in Iraq, according to senior U.S. officials.
Iran urges regional unity against Israel
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 06 – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Wednesday that the only way Muslim states could “combat the threat of Israel” was by increasing collective cooperation against the Jewish state.
India trying to ensure constant crude supply from Iran:oil min
Reuters: India is trying to ensure uninterrupted supplies of crude from Iran, Indian oil minister S. Jaipal Reddy told reporters on Tuesday.
Germany calls on Iran to release journalist
AP: The speaker of Germany’s parliament is appealing to his Iranian counterpart to release an Iranian female sports journalist arrested a day before she planned to leave for the women’s soccer World Cup in Germany.
Iran jails prominent lawyer for 9 years
AP: Iran’s hard-line judiciary has sentenced a prominent rights lawyer to nine years in jail and barred him from working as an attorney for 10 years after he was convicted of seeking to overthrow the ruling system.
Iran ready for nuclear collaboration with Egypt
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 05 – Iran’s nuclear negotiator announced in Tehran that the Islamic Republic was ready to share its “home grown” nuclear knowledge with other countries including Egypt.
