Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 28 – From the Grapevine… A number of prisoners in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, west of the capital, have been transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran.
Prisoners transferred to Evin
UAE freezes 41 UN-banned Iran accounts: report
AFP: The central bank of the United Arab Emirates has ordered that 41 bank accounts targeted by the new UN sanctions against Iran be frozen, a local daily newspaper reported on Monday.
Spain’s Repsol pulls out of Iran gas project
Reuters: Spain’s largest oil company Repsol has pulled out of a contract it won with Royal Dutch Shell to develop part of the South Pars gas field in Iran, a spokesman said on Monday.
Iranian trade with Dubai hit by sanctions, says group
Bloomberg: Trade between Iran and Dubai, a key source of imports for the Islamic Republic, is being squeezed by sanctions over the Persian Gulf country’s nuclear program, an Iranian business group said.
Russia alarmed by CIA view of Iran’s weapons
Reuters: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday he was alarmed by U.S. assertions that Iran may have enough fuel for two nuclear weapons and warned that if confirmed the Islamic Republic may face new measures.
Panetta warns of Iran threat
Wall Street Journal: Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta said Iran has enough fissile material for two atomic bombs, and that it could develop nuclear weapons in two years if it wanted, in the Obama administration’s starkest assessment to date of Tehran’s nuclear work.
Iraq rivals mull meeting to bring premiership row to a head
AFP: Iraq’s rivals for the premiership, incumbent Nuri al-Maliki and former premier Iyad Allawi, are mulling meeting face to face in a bid to resolve a row that has stalled coalition talks for months, aides said on Sunday.
Iran cancels plan to send ship to Gaza
AP: An Iranian lawmaker says the country’s plan to send a blockade-busting ship from Iran to Gaza has been canceled.
Tens of thousands rally against Iran regime
Iran Focus: Taverny, France, Jun. 27 – Tens of thousands rallied north of Paris on Saturday calling for regime change in Iran and establishment of a democratic republic based on respect for human rights and separation of religion and state.
UN rights chief says torturers will face justice
AFP: UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday warned torturers that they could not escape justice even if they might benefit from short term impunity.
