BBC News: Iran says that Britain, Germany and the United Arab Emirates are refusing to provide fuel to Iranian passenger planes.
Iranian passenger jets ‘refused fuel’
Iranians on hunger strike over Swiss refugee refusal
AFP: Three Iranian asylum seekers have been on a hunger strike in Switzerland for over a week in protest against Bern’s refusal so far to grant them refugee status, a spokesman said Monday.
Iran discovers two new gas fields: minister
AFP: Iran, OPEC’s second largest oil exporter, has discovered two new natural gas fields, Oil Minister Masoud Mirkazemi announced on Monday.
Biden, in Iraq, urges leaders to form government
New York Times: Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. drew an analogy to the signers of the Declaration of Independence on Sunday in exhorting Iraqi leaders to end the paralysis that has stalled the formation of a government since the parliamentary elections four months ago.
950,000 child wives live in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 04 – Nearly a million Iranian children – mostly girls – are married due to provisions in Iran’s Islamic marriage laws which allow the existence of child wives, according to an official with knowledge of the matter.
950,000 child wives live in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 04 – Nearly a million Iranian children – mostly girls – are married due to provisions in Iran’s Islamic marriage laws which allow the existence of child wives, according to an official with knowledge of the matter.
Opposition TV produces ‘Sing for free Iran’ clip
Iran Focus: This video clip was produced by Simay-e Azadi (iranntv.com), an Iranian opposition satellite television channel. The song is part in Farsi and part in English and has been designed to encourage Iranians who are taking part in opposition protests against the regime. The English half involved human rights activists from across the world who each sang parts of it.
Iran fails in S. Lebanon
Arab Times: Iran has once again admitted its inability to face the international blockade imposed on it. The country has opted to put knives on the necks of the people in South Lebanon.
Iran says it has ‘evidence’ scientist abducted by CIA
AFP: Iran has submitted “evidence” to the Swiss embassy that its nuclear scientist was abducted by US intelligence agents, the English language Press TV website reported on Sunday.
Biden to nudge Iraq on sluggish efforts to form a government
Los Angeles Times: As the U.S. prepares to exit Iraq, the vice president arrives in Baghdad for talks with election front-runners Nouri Maliki and Iyad Allawi. He expresses optimism.
