Iran Focus: London, Jul. 26 – Iran’s new ambassador to Iraq, Hassan Danaifar, a Baghdad native who was expelled from Iraq and rose through the ranks of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reportedly is assuming the post more than six months after being appointed.
Exclusive: Iran’s new ambassador to Iraq
Iran favours talks with EU after Ramadan -Turkey
Reuters: Iran has expressed willingness to have talks with the European Union on its nuclear programme after the month of Ramadan ends in early September, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday.
Iran will react if ships inspected: Ahmadinejad
Reuters: Iran will react swiftly if its commercial shipping or aviation are subjected to inspection, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday.
Ex-CIA chief: Strike on Iran seems more likely now
AP: A former CIA director says military action against Iran now seems more likely because no matter what the U.S. does diplomatically, Tehran keeps pushing ahead with its suspected nuclear program.
Iraq parliament to meet Tuesday but impasse lingers
Reuters: Iraq’s new parliament will meet on Tuesday for just the second time since a March 7 parliamentary election that produced no clear winner, a representative of a political bloc said on Sunday.
Ex-Iraqi leader says it’s time for al-Maliki to go
CNN: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki needs to abandon his bid for a new term “for the sake of democracy” and jump-start the stalled process of forming a new government, his leading rival said Sunday.
Petrochemical factory blast kills 4 in Iran
AP: Iran’s official news agency says an explosion at a petrochemical factory on Iran’s largest oil terminal has killed four people.
The ‘unravelling relationship’ between Russia and Iran
BBC: Russia and Iran seemed to be good friends, but in recent weeks the relationship has unravelled.
Tehran exchange starts futures trading to woo foreign investors
Bloomberg: The Tehran Stock Exchange, home of the world’s second-best performing equity index, today begins offering derivatives based on Iranian banks to diversify its market and attract foreign investors.
Judiciary official: Iran is ‘flag bearer’ of human rights worldwide
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 24 – Mohammad Javad Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights and a top Judiciary official, said on Friday that the Islamic Republic of Iran was the “flag bearer for human rights in the world”.
