AFP: Iran said on Tuesday that claims made by some Iranian officials that its passenger planes were being denied refuelling by airports in Britain, Germany and the United Arab Emirates are “false.”
Iran says reports of planes denied refuelling are ‘false’
Ahmadinejad to meet Muslim leaders at D8 after new sanctions
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to meet fellow Muslim leaders at a summit in Nigeria on Thursday after Western nations recently piled fresh sanctions on his country over its nuclear programme.
New sanctions seen hurting Iran businesses in Dubai
Reuters: New sanctions on Iran are expected to complicate life further for Iranian businesses based in the United Arab Emirates, home to regional trade hub Dubai, and may force some to close down, one of their representatives said.
China objects to US sanctions against Iran
AP: China said Tuesday that the United States and other countries should not expand on the latest U.N. sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program.
In responding to West, Iran stresses its naval abilities in Persian Gulf
Washington Post: Inspections of Iranian vessels by the United States and its allies in accordance with a new U.N. sanctions regime could worsen tensions in the Persian Gulf, Iranian leaders and commanders have warned in recent days.
BP has not renewed Iran air fuel contract: report
AFP: Oil giant BP has not renewed a contract to supply Iranian airlines with fuel, the Financial Times Deutschland reported in its Tuesday edition.
Norway summons Iranian ambassador to protest death sentences
AFP: Norway on Monday summoned the Iranian ambassador to Oslo to protest death sentences against a woman convicted of adultery and a man convicted of a murder committed when he was a minor, the foreign ministry said.
EU expands safety ban on Iran Air flights
Reuters: The European Union has extended a flight safety ban on Iran Air to exclude more of the carrier’s aircraft from EU airspace, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
Tehran bazaar shuts down in tax row with government
AFP: Traders in Tehran’s grand bazaar went on strike on Tuesday in protest at increased income taxes in a year of slow business, ISNA news agency reported.
Sanction Iran’s rights abuses
Iran Focus – Editorial: Since anti-government protests began in June 2009, the Iranian government has stepped up egregious human rights violations, including hangings, torture, degrading punishments and stoning, in an apparent bid to frighten a resentful society into submission.
