Reuters: Parts of Iran’s oil and gas industry could be targeted by an extra layer of European Union sanctions, according to a document prepared for EU leaders.
EU set to target Iranian oil and gas investment
U.S. shifts toward support for Iran’s dissidents
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. has accelerated its effort to provide dissidents in Iran with computer hardware and software to evade government censors.
Obama urges support for Iranian ‘freedom’
AFP: US President Barack Obama urged the world to support the Iranian people in their fight for “freedom,” one year after disputed elections triggered major demonstrations.
AP Exclusive: Iranian says he was kidnapped
AP: An Iranian dissident who went missing for almost two weeks in Germany told The Associated Press on Thursday he was kidnapped by four Arabic-speaking man who threatened to kill him for a film he made that is critical of the Iranian regime.
Cancelling Iran opposition protests ‘regrettable’: Clinton
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called “regrettable” the Iranian opposition’s cancellation of anti-government protests planned for this weekend, the anniversary of last year’s disputed presidential election.
US welcomes Russian ‘restraint’ on Iran missile sale
AFP: The United States on Thursday welcomed Russian “restraint” in not delivering promised S-300 air defense missiles to Iran.
US to close base near camp housing Iranian exiles
AP: The U.S. military will relinquish control of a base near a compound housing an Iranian opposition group next month, a move that will close a chapter on one of the most intractable issues in U.S.-Iraqi relations.
Authorities make arrests in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 10 – Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, a political activist, was taken to a detention facility from Tehran’s Revolutionary Court where he had gone to pick up his personal belongings on 9 June.
In Brief: Student protests
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 10 – From the Grapevine… Students in Tehran’s prestigious Elm-va-San’at (Science and Industry) University have used spray paint to write slogans in dormitories against the authorities.
The clock is ticking. Iran must come to the table
The Times, By William Hague: Ahmadinejad’s refusal to negotiate is a crucial test of Europe’s ability to act forcefully on the world stage
