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.
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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.
Ahmadinejad to end boycott: state media
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will end his nine-day boycott of official activities and chair a cabinet meeting on Sunday, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Malaysia arrests two Iranians in latest drug haul
AFP: Police said Sunday they shut down an international syndicate’s bid to distribute drugs in southern Malaysia with the arrest of two Iranian smugglers and 4.5 kilos (10 pounds) of methamphetamine.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard awarded 2 giant natural gas projects
AP: A business consortium connected to Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard was awarded without tender two giant natural gas development projects, a senior Iranian official said Saturday.
Bahrain accuses Iranian hackers of breaching website, BHA says
Bloomberg: Bahrain accused Iranian computer hackers of breaching the Housing Ministry’s website in an attempt to access data, which lists the names of people receiving housing services, the Bahrain News Agency said.
Bahrain traders call for Iran boycott over unrest
AFP: The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce has called for a complete boycott of trade with Iran to protest against Tehran’s alleged fuelling of unrest in the tiny Gulf kingdom, press reports said on Sunday.
“The Mojahedin showed extraordinary courage; they are fearless”
Iran Focus: London, May 01 – Iran Focus has obtained a letter by an Iraqi soldier who took part in the 8 April 2011 attack on Camp Ashraf to his family and tribe. The letter was translated into English from Arabic.
Gulf ‘belongs to Iran’: top military officer
AFP: A top Iranian military officer on Saturday denounced what he called an “Arab dictatorial front” and claimed that the “Persian Gulf has belonged to Iran for ever”, media reports said.
Iranian protesters’ hunger strike over asylum bid
CNN: Outside the UK Border Agency office in Croydon, South London, several Iranian protesters have set up a tent.
