Bloomberg: An Iranian cleric and presidential aide has been detained for backing a film about a key figure in the Shiite Muslim faith, state media reported.
Iran presidential aide detained for backing film about Mahdi
Iran wants Syria to look into missing journalist case, Asr says
Bloomberg: Iran’s foreign ministry wants Syria to look into the case of an Al Jazeera journalist who went missing in Syria on April 29, Asr-e-Iran reported.
Iranian court may delay trial of three Americans, lawyer says
Bloomberg: An Iranian court trying three Americans charged with espionage and illegal entry into Iran may delay a hearing scheduled for May 11 because of the absence of one of the accused, their lawyer said.
Iran police disperse anti-Saudi demo at Asia Cup match
AFP: Iranian police dispersed hundreds of youths Tuesday at an Asian Champions League match between Iranian and Saudi sides protesting Saudi military aid to Bahrain in crushing a pro-democracy movement.
Iran to merge oil, energy ministries -IRIB
Reuters: Iran will merge its oil and energy ministries, one of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s deputies told the state broadcaster on Wednesday, signalling a shake-up of the department in charge of the world’s fifth-biggest crude exports.
Ten Iranians detained in U.S. jails, Iran’s Press TV reports
Bloomberg: Ten Iranian nationals are detained in the U.S., the state-run Press TV news channel said.
Iran wheat consumption to drop with subsidies cut, Donya says
Bloomberg: Iran’s domestic wheat consumption is expected to drop to 6.4 million tons in the current Iranian year from 8.7 million the previous year, following a cut in subsidies in December, Donya-e-Eqtesad reported, citing Deputy Commerce Minister Hamid Alikhani.
Iranian state TV carries report of Israeli build-up
Reuters: Iranian state television ran a report Monday saying Israeli military aircraft were massing at a U.S. air base in Iraq for a strike on Iran.
EXCLUSIVE-How U.S. trying to wean China off Iranian oil
Reuters: The United States collaborated with Saudi Arabia to increase crude oil supplies to China at the expense of Iran, U.S. diplomatic cables show. The move was designed to hurt Iran and win Beijing’s support for sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme.
Ramos-Horta appeals to Iran to release US hikers
AFP: East Timorese president Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, appealed Sunday to Iran to release two American hikers arrested on the Iraqi border in 2009 and accused of espionage.
