AFP: The United States is monitoring Venezuela’s ties to Iran and “no option” is off the table as far as potential sanctions against President Hugo Chavez’s government in Caracas, a US official warned Friday.
US says won’t rule out options on Venezuela sanctions
EU names Iranian Guard commanders in Syria sanctions
Reuters: The European Union published extended sanctions on Syria on Friday, including the names of three commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard accused of supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s suppression of dissent.
Soccer-Iraq put Iran out of Olympic qualifying
Reuters: Iran’s hopes of playing in the 2012 London Olympic soccer tournament vanished on Thursday when they were beaten 2-0 by neighbours Iraq in the second leg of a second-round qualifier.
Iran in ‘alarming’ breaches of UN sanctions: envoys
AFP: Western nations on Thursday accused Iran of carrying out “alarming” breaches of UN nuclear sanctions, often with Syria’s aid.
Vitol to resume Caspian oil swaps with Iran – sources
Reuters: International trading house Vitol will resume Caspian oil swaps with Iran after a year-long suspension of operations, industry and trade sources said on Thursday.
US charges French, UAE firms over Iran exports
AFP: US authorities Thursday charged firms in France and the United Arab Emirates for conspiring to export components for attack helicopters and fighter jets to Iran without a license.
Iran arrests Ahmadinejad ally Malekzadeh – Fars
Reuters: Iran’s judiciary has arrested an ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on unspecified charges, an unnamed official told semi-official Fars news agency on Thursday.
US sanctions Iran’s national airline
AFP: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against Tehran’s state-owned national airline, Iran Air, barring Americans from doing business with it.
Iran says will block attempts to reduce global oil prices
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 23 – Iran’s caretaker oil minister Mohammad Aliabadi said Tehran would block any attempt to affect the current market oil prices.
Iran to supply Iraq 1.5 million liters of gasoil a day for power
Bloomberg: Iran agreed to supply 1.5 million liters, or 9,400 barrels, of gasoil a day to Iraq over 12 months for power generation, said Masaab Serri, a spokesman for the Iraqi Electricity Ministry.
