AFP: Afghanistan will become a new Vietnam for the United States as it was repeating the same mistakes made in Indochina, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said in an interview telecast on Wednesday.
Afghanistan will be US’s new Vietnam: Iran speaker
Trial focuses on Iran ties of Kennedy plot suspect
New York Times: The trial of two men accused of plotting to attack Kennedy International Airport took an unexpected twist on Wednesday when prosecutors suggested that one of the men, a former government official in Guyana, had spied on behalf of the Iranian government.
British PM, UN chief hold wide-ranging talks
AFP: British Prime Minister David Cameron and UN chief Ban Ki-moon held talks Wednesday on Afghanistan, the Middle East, Iran and the fight against global poverty, according to a British statement.
Iran says scientist provided information on CIA
AP: An Iranian nuclear scientist who returned home last week from the United States provided valuable information about the CIA, a semiofficial news agency reported Wednesday, adding that his spy’s tale would be made into a TV movie.
Muslims must fight US, British terrorism: Khamenei
AFP: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called on Muslims to fight the “blind and savage terrorism” fuelled by the United States and Britain, whom he blamed for deadly bombings of an Iranian mosque.
Iran supports three insurgent groups in Iraq: US general
AFP: Iran is supporting three Shiite extremist groups in Iraq that have been attempting to attack US bases, General Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq, said Wednesday.
Reporting from Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 21 – From the Grapevine… Long queues, some with 100 cars, formed in petrol stations in Mossadeq and Pasdaran streets as well as the Yadegar expressway in the Iranian capital Tehran.
INTERVIEW-Iran will adapt to new sanctions
Reuters: International sanctions against Iran are not new and it will adapt to the latest round of more severe U.S. and European measures that specifically target the oil and gas industry, Iran’s OPEC governor told Reuters.
Owner refuses to let gasoline ship sail to Iran
Reuters: The owner of a gasoline tanker refused to allow the vessel to sail to Iran from Turkey earlier in July, trade and shipping sources said on Wednesday.
One dead in southern Iran quake
AFP: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook southern Iran early Wednesday, killing one person, injuring dozens and damaging houses in four villages near the town of Lamerd, media reports said.
