Wall Street Journal: The mullahs have plenty of motivation for assisting Assad’s crackdown.
Iran’s Syria strategy: Heavy meddle
Sarkozy says more sanctions on Iran to come
Reuters: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday new sanctions would be taken against Iran, accusing it of taking advantage of the Arab Spring to press ahead with its nuclear programme.
Jersey government knew about Iran sanctions firm
BBC: Jersey was aware for some time of the activities of a Jersey company facing sanctions from the US for trading with Iran, according to the Chief Minister.
MPs rally for Iranian refugees
AAP: Thousands of Iranian civilians in a refugee camp north of Baghdad are living in fear that every day might be their last.
Spain halts sale of military choppers to Iran: police
AFP: Spanish police halted the illegal export of nine Bell-112 military transport helicopters to Iran and detained eight people including three Iranians, they said Thursday.
Siemens denies supplying compressors for damaged Iran refinery
Bloomberg: Siemens AG, Germany’s largest engineering company, denied that it supplied compressors for the Phase III unit of Iran’s Abadan refinery where a blast two days ago killed as many as four people and wounded some 25.
Senators want to tighten sanctions on Iran
Reuters: Senators proposed further tightening sanctions on Iran on Wednesday, reflecting fears that companies overseas, particularly in China, are evading U.S. penalties imposed last year for doing business with Iran.
Iran again shows failure to comply with obligations: US
AFP: The United States said Wednesday that a new UN report on Iran’s nuclear program underscored Tehran’s continued failure to comply with its international obligations.
Watchdog finds evidence that Iran worked on nuclear triggers
New York Times: The world’s global nuclear inspection agency, frustrated by Iran’s refusal to answer questions, revealed for the first time on Tuesday that it possesses evidence that Tehran has conducted work on a highly sophisticated nuclear triggering technology that experts said could be used for only one purpose: setting off a nuclear weapon.
Iran announces ability to destroy all types of armoured vehicles
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 25 – Iran said on Wednesday that it possessed the necessary military equipments to destroy all sorts of armoured vehicles.
