Reuters: Lloyd’s of London, the insurance market, is restricting cover for any ships carrying petroleum to Iran, the Financial Times reported on its website late Thursday.
Lloyd’s curbs cover for Iran petroleum shipments-FT
Iran’s Central Bank lacks independence, Parliament study says
Bloomberg: The Iranian Central Bank needs more independence from the government in order to combat inflation, according to the country’s Parliament Research Center.
Iran sanctions: Where we go from here
Wall Street Journal: A coordinated strategy by the U.S. and the European Union will determine success or failure.
Iran frees Nobel winner Ebadi’s aide: website
AFP: Tehran has freed from jail an aide to Nobel peace winner Shirin Ebadi who was arrested before the anniversary of Iran’s disputed 2009 presidential election, an opposition website reported Friday.
Obama signs into law tighter sanctions on Iran
New York Times: President Obama on Thursday signed into law new unilateral American sanctions on Iran that go beyond the penalties imposed by the United Nations last month as he tries to escalate the pressure on Tehran to halt its nuclear enrichment program.
US voices concern over Syria-Iran ties
AFP: The United States voiced concern Thursday over cooperation between Syria and Iran after reports Tehran had sent a radar system that would boost defenses against Israel.
U.S. adds its own sanctions on Iran
Wall Street Journal: President Barack Obama signed into law new sanctions on Iran that, for the first time, will bar from the American market foreign companies that work with Iranian businesses charged with aiding Tehran’s nuclear program and the suppression of democracy.
Activists continue protests in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 02 – From the Grapevine… A political graffiti campaign in Tehran is continuing ahead of the 9 July student-led uprising anniversary.
Iran: Sanctions do not ban S-300 Russian missiles
AP: A senior Iranian official says new U.N. sanctions would not prevent Russia from delivering sophisticated air defense missiles to Iran as agreed under a 2007 contract.
S.Korea GS E&C says scraps $1.2 bln Iran gas deal
Reuters: South Korea’s GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) said on Thursday that it has called off a 1.42 trillion won ($1.2 billion) gas project in Iran following sanctions on the Middle East nation.
