CNN: Iran’s top human rights official said the Islamic regime is reviewing a sentence of execution by stoning for a woman convicted of adultery.
Iran to review woman’s stoning sentence
Iran cuts crude oil stored in tankers 40% since April
Bloomberg: Iran, the second-largest oil producer in the Middle East, released six supertankers from its fleet of vessels storing crude oil, a 40 percent reduction that may mean more oil heading to Europe, shipping tracking data show.
Ahmadinejad under fire from parliament speaker
AFP: Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come under fire from parliament speaker Ali Larijani, a fellow conservative who stood against him when he was first elected in 2005.
Protests simmer among Iran’s powerful merchants
AP: Tehran’s powerful merchants don’t need street protests to make their anger known — the sound of shops being locked up and metal grates clanging shut during a wave of anti-tax strikes this week was enough to unsettle Iranian authorities.
Lloyd’s of London backs US sanctions on Iran
Daily Telegraph: Lloyd’s of London has warned companies it will not longer insure or reinsure petroleum shipments entering Iran.
FACTBOX-Sanctions and fuel supplies to Iran
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama signed a law last week imposing tough new sanctions on Iran’s banking and energy sectors, hoping to curb Teheran’s nuclear enrichment activities.
Protests in university campuses in Iran on uprising anniversary
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 09 – From the Grapevine… Several hundred students staged a protest outside the main gate of Jondi Shapour University in Ahvaz, in the oil-rich south-western province of Khuzistan. They chanted “death to the dictator” and “death to Khamenei” (Iran’s Supreme Leader) and clashed with security and intelligence agents. Several students were injured.
Iran lawyer has no confirmation of woman’s stoning stay
AFP: The Iranian judiciary has yet to confirm any stay of implementation of a sentence of stoning handed down against a woman convicted of adultery, her lawyer told AFP on Friday.
Smugglers in Iraq blunt sanctions against Iran
New York Times: Even as the United States imposes new sanctions on Iran, one of the biggest gaps in the American strategy is on full display here in Iraq, where hundreds of millions of dollars in crude oil and refined products are smuggled over the scenic mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan every year.
Iran: Merchants on strike for 3rd day
New York Times: Widespread strikes continued for a third day on Thursday at Tehran’s central bazaar, according to Iranian news sites, as merchants protested a proposed tax increase on their earnings.
