AP: A plan for India to funnel oil payments to Iran through Germany’s central bank at a time when Tehran faces international sanctions has been scrapped, a German government official said Tuesday.
Germany won’t funnel oil money from India to Iran
Two rebels killed in Iran: Guards
AFP: Two rebels who were involved in an attack in March which left two members of Iranian security forces dead have themselves been killed, a commander with the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Monday.
Merkel, Netanyahu likely to discuss Iran bank-source
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu are likely to discuss a German bank providing financial services to Iran when they meet this week, a source said on Monday.
Portugal’s Queiroz appointed Iran head coach
Reuters: Former Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has agreed a three-year contract to lead Iran’s national soccer team, Fars news agency reported on Monday.
Gulf Arabs slam Iran meddling, urge Yemen dialogue
Reuters: Gulf Arab states voiced deep concern on Sunday over what they called Iranian interference in their affairs after Iran objected to the despatch of Saudi troops to Bahrain and a spying row raised tensions.
Iran cuts ties with France’s Louvre museum
AFP: Iran has cut ties with The Louvre, a top official said on Monday, accusing the renowned Paris museum of violating a commitment made to a Tehran heritage body.
Gulf Arabs discuss Iran ‘meddling’
AFP: Gulf Arab foreign ministers were to meet Sunday in the Saudi capital to discuss Iranian interference after Arab world unrest spilled over into some of the region’s Western-backed monarchies.
The larger game in the Middle East: Iran
New York Times: On a Tuesday afternoon in mid-March in the White House Situation Room, as President Obama heard the arguments of his security advisers about the pros and cons of using military force in Libya, the conversation soon veered into the impact in a far more strategically vital place: Iran.
Four Iranian border guards killed in Kurdistan
AFP: Four Iranian border guards have been killed in an attack when their station was targetted by armed assailants in the western province of Kurdistan, a local official said Saturday.
Unserious on Iran sanctions
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: The Obama Administration has advertised its sanctions regime against Iran as the toughest ever applied and a great diplomatic success. So what are we to make of its decision this week to punish only a single company doing business with Iran’s oil and gas industry—and a small fry at that?
