Reuters: Uganda has been unable to obtain a $46 million credit offered by Iran because of complications in transferring the money due to U.N. sanctions, according to a government memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
Iran sanctions curb credit transfer to Uganda-memo
Gates, Russian defense chief Serdyukov talk on missiles, Iran
Bloomberg: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called talks yesterday with his Russian counterpart, Anatoly Serdyukov, “very productive,” as the two sought common ground on divisive issues including missile defense, Iran and Georgia.
Ahmadinejad says more sanctions won’t hurt Iran
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told US television Wednesday that more sanctions will not hurt the Islamic republic, as Western nations urged tougher action over Tehran’s nuclear program.
UN atomic watchdog, Iran trade barbs over inspectors
AFP: UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano and Iran’s nuclear envoy waged a fierce war of words here Wednesday in a deepening dispute over Tehran’s decision to bar key nuclear inspectors from the country.
Woman in Iran stoning case denies flogging
AP: An Iranian woman facing death by stoning after being convicted for adultery appeared Wednesday on state TV to say she has not been whipped or tortured.
Iran lays claim to British Museum’s Cyrus Cylinder
The Guardian: Conservative Iranian newspaper raises concern that rare 6th century BC Babylonian artefact may not be returned
Iran bus accident kills 29, injures 11: report
Reuters: Twenty-nine people were killed and 11 injured when a passenger bus plunged off a bridge in central Iran Wednesday, state television reported.
EU powers: Iran seeks to intimidate UN atom body
Reuters: Three European heavyweights accused Iran on Wednesday of trying to intimidate the U.N.’s atomic watchdog by barring some of its nuclear inspectors.
West calls for tougher action on Iran sanctions
AFP: Western nations on Wednesday called for tougher action to implement UN sanctions against Iran as world powers planned to meet in New York next week on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iranian police arrest 60 people at party
Reuters: Iranian police arrested 60 people at a party last weekend where alcohol was served and men and women mingled freely, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
