AP: A retired British businessman accused by the United States of attempting to sell equipment to Iran for use in surface-to-air missiles said Tuesday he will fight attempts to extradite him to stand trial.
Briton will fight US extradition over Iran sale
Iranian fighter jet crashes near nuclear plant
AP: A semi-official Iranian news agency says an Iranian F4 fighter jet has crashed in the country’s south, near a nuclear power plant that is expected to be launched next month.
Iran tells West to stay out of woman’s stoning case
AFP: Iran told Western nations on Tuesday to stay out of the case of a woman who faces death by stoning, warning it will not tolerate any interference in the matter still under examination.
Man gets 2 ½ years for breaking Iran embargo
New York Times: An Iranian immigrant who had earned a Ph.D. from Princeton and aspired to a career in biotechnology was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Monday for violating the Iran trade embargo by using an informal money-transfer system known as hawala to move millions of dollars between the United States and Iran.
Developments in Iranian nuclear standoff – Chrono
AFP: Here are the main developments in the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme, a saga that has lasted for the past five years.
Iran lambasts the Clintons, Condi Rice
Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 16 – Iran’s semi-official daily Kayhan, the mouthpiece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has published a report lambasting former President Bill Clinton and current and former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice.
France warns new Iran enrichment plan increases concerns
AFP: France warned on Monday that already serious international concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme have deepened after Tehran said it would start building a third uranium enrichment site next year.
Opposing factions break off coalition talks in Iraq
Reuters: The Sunni-backed Iraqiya alliance of former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi on Monday formally broke off coalition talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, likely prolonging even further the formation of a government.
ANALYSIS-Turks walk diplomatic tightrope in trade with Iran
Reuters: Turkey’s decision to ignore a U.S. ban on gasoline sales to Iran has brought in cash and fostered Turkey’s image as an emerging regional power, but Ankara is unlikely to risk alienating Washington for long.
Iran won’t send woman who faced stoning to Brazil
AP: Iran’s president says authorities won’t send a woman who had faced death by stoning on an adultery conviction to Brazil, which has offered her asylum.
