Reuters: National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) has said it will halt supplies to Indian refineries in August if the two countries have still not found a way to make payments for their $12 billion a year oil trade, three industry sources said on Friday.
Iran says could halt oil supplies to India in Aug – sources
Iran and Syria remain top terrorism threats, says US
AFP: Iran and Syria “remain leading state sponsors of terrorism,” top US counterterrorism official John Brennan said on Wednesday while introducing a new American anti-terrorism strategy.
Germany ‘outraged’ about arrested Iranian reporter
AP: The German government says it is “outraged” about the arrest of an Iranian female sports journalist a day before she planned to leave her home country to attend the women’s World Cup in Germany.
Iran tests new radar as war games continue
Reuters: Iran has tested a new radar system, a military commander said on Wednesday, as part of a show of strength it hopes will warn Israel and the United States against any attack.
Iran secretly tested ‘nuclear-capable missiles’
AFP: Iran has carried out secret tests of missiles capable of delivering a nuclear payload in breach of UN resolutions, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday.
Iran’s president denounces arrests of his allies
AP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday denounced the arrests of several allies, as a months-long power struggle within Iran’s ruling system flared between the president and rival hard-liners.
Iran to launch rail link with Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 29 – Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Developments announced that the construction phase of a railway connecting Iran to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will be completed by early 2012.
US says Iran ‘bragging’ about missiles
AFP: The United States said Tuesday that Iran is “bragging” about its missile programs rather than complying with its international obligations.
Iran fires 14 missiles in 2nd day of war games
Reuters: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards tested 14 missiles on Tuesday, the second day of war games intended a show of strength to the Islamic Republic’s enemies in Israel and Washington.
Factbox: Sanctions imposed on Iran
Reuters: Following are details of sanctions imposed on Iran in recent years by the United States, the United Nations and the European Union.
