AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards and its army have the strength to “cut off the hands” of Western powers.
Iran Guards can ‘cut hands’ of Western bullies
Iran sells 18 pct stake in carmaker – bourse
Reuters: Iran’s government has sold an 18 percent stake in Iran Khodro, the Middle East’s biggest carmaker, for the equivalent of about $430 million, the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) said on Tuesday.
Ahmadinejad in flap over wearing of ties in Iran
AFP: Iran’s President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has run into trouble with a conservative cleric over whether men are allowed to wear ties in the Islamic republic, the news agency ISNA reported on Tuesday.
BP, Iran Air end contract at Hamburg
Reuters: Oil major BP has ceased supplying jet fuel to Iran Air at Germany’s Hamburg airport, both parties confirmed on Tuesday.
Shutters still down at Tehran bazaar despite compromise
AFP: Many shops in Tehran’s main trade hub remained closed on Tuesday, even after a government compromise in a row over taxes.
Oil smuggling to Iran embarrassment for Iraq
AP: The smuggling of tens of thousands of gallons a day of crude oil and refined fuels from northern Iraq to Iran, in violation of new U.S. sanctions, is stoking tensions between Iraq’s central government and its Kurdish provincial counterparts.
Russia, Iran to sign energy pact as projects stalled
Reuters: Russia and Iran will sign a “road map” to outline long-term energy cooperation, Russia’s energy ministry said on Tuesday, as Moscow’s investments in Iran are stalled because of international sanctions.
Missing Iranian scientist ‘at Pakistani embassy in US’
BBC: Iran says a nuclear scientist it claims was abducted by the US has taken refuge in its interest section at Pakistan’s embassy in Washington, state media say.
German trade with Iran has life of its own
Los Angeles Times: Germany’s emerging status as a global political power shines a light on its substantial dealings with Iran, putting its aspiration to be a diplomatic heavyweight at odds with its economic interests.
After killing at a bazaar, Iran declares 2 days off
New York Times: The Iranian government declared a sudden, two-day national holiday on Sunday and Monday, after a long-simmering dispute between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Tehran bazaar erupted last week, leaving one prominent merchant dead, according to opposition Web sites.
