AP: The European Union on Monday formally adopted a package of new sanctions against Iran, targeting the country’s foreign trade, banking and energy sectors.
EU adopts new sanctions against Iran
Iran stoning case lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei’s relatives arrested
The Guardian: The lawyer defending Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani himself faces re-arrest as his wife and brother-in-law are held by Iran authorities
FACTBOX-Tactics adopted by Iran to overcome sanctions
Reuters: Iran, the world’s fifth-largest crude oil exporter and an importer of gasoline, is used to sanctions and has found ways to adapt to them. The following lists some of the tactics Iran can adopt to continue oil trade.
Afghanistan war logs: Iran’s covert operations in Afghanistan
The Guardian: Iran is engaged in an extensive covert campaign to arm, finance, train and equip Taliban insurgents, Afghan warlords allied to al-Qaida and suicide bombers fighting to eject British and western forces from Afghanistan, according to classified US military intelligence reports contained in the war logs.
Exclusive: Iran’s new ambassador to Iraq
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.
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.
