Dow Jones: BP has instructed its European operations not to refuel Iranian airlines after U.S. President Barack Obama signed on sanctions targeting Iran gasoline supplies.
BP tells Europe operations not to refuel Iran airlines-sources
Six weeks on, Iran oil well continues to burn
Iran Focus: Ilam, Iran, Jul. 05 – An oil well in the Naft Shahr oil field in western Iran, has been on fire for nearly six weeks. Flames engulfed well number 24, located in Kermanshah province, 100 km northwest of the city of Ilam, on 29 May and spread to nearby installations.
Britain, Germany, UAE deny refusing fuel to Iran planes
AFP: An Iranian official said that airports in Britain, Germany and the United Arab Emirates had started to refuse to refuel passenger planes from Iran but the reports were denied in all three countries on Monday.
Letter from Evin Prison by Ayatollah Boroujerdi
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 05 – The following statement, issued by prominent dissident cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Kazemeini Boroujerdi from Tehran’s Evin Prison, was emailed to Iran Focus.
Woman, 24, self-immolates out of poverty
Iran Focus: Dehdasht, Iran, Jul. 5 – Sadras Koushkizadeh, 24, married with a three-year-old daughter, died on Saturday in the south-western city of Dehdasht because of the seriousness of her burns.
Sanctions are biting in Iran, exiled group says
Reuters: Sanctions imposed on Iran over the past four years are having a direct impact on its nuclear programme and causing widespread bank liquidity problems, according to an exiled Iranian opposition group.
Ponytail for men gets the chop in Iran
AFP: Iran’s culture ministry has given its blessing to a number of “Islamic” haircuts for men, with ponytails failing to make the list, the ILNA news agency reported on Monday.
Students report unrest in Iran universities
Iran Focus: Isfahan, Jul. 5 – From the Grapevine… A student at the University of Isfahan: This year, the regime closed the University of Isfahan sooner than previous years in order to prevent the commemoration of the 9 July 1999 student-led uprising by students on campus.
Iran to stop subsidised petrol sales from September
AFP: Iran is to halt the sale of subsidised petrol from late September as part of plans to phase out subsidies on energy products, ISNA news agency reported on Monday.
Anti-government supporters active in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 5 – From the Grapevine… Pro-democracy activists in Tehran have written new slogans in public places urging people to take part in 9 July protests commemorating the anniversary of the student-led uprising in 1999.
