AFP: The United States hopes for a UN Security Council vote on a new Iran sanctions resolution by June 21, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Wednesday.
US seeks UN vote on Iran sanctions by June 21
Iran says enriching to higher levels as backup plan
Reuters: Iran is enriching nuclear material to higher levels as a backup plan because it fears it will not receive foreign fuel for a medical research reactor, Tehran’s envoy to the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Wednesday.
Iran cenbank to sell 45 bln euros -media
Reuters: Iran’s central bank will sell 45 billion euros from reserves to buy dollars and gold, state-owned media said on Wednesday, signalling a u-turn on a long-standing policy to limit exposure to the currency of its most powerful enemy.
New sanctions could mean confrontation: Iran
AFP: Fresh international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme could lead to confrontation, foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki warned during a visit to Brussels on Wednesday.
Iran court confirms jail, lashes for film maker
Reuters: An Iranian court has confirmed a sentence of three-and-a-half years in jail and 50 lashes for a journalist and film maker found guilty of anti-state propaganda and insulting the supreme leader, media reported.
Iranian authorities step up arrests of women for ‘immodest’ dress
Washington Post: Iranian authorities have begun police patrols in the capital to arrest women wearing clothes deemed improper.
Iran bars music in private schools, may impose university code
Bloomberg: Iran has barred private schools from teaching music, saying it clashes with the establishment’s Islamic values, following a push to enforce moral standards that may lead to a national dress code for university students.
Brazil will oppose, but respect, Iran sanctions
AP: Brazil’s foreign minister said Tuesday that despite the nation’s strong opposition to any new sanctions on Iran, it would respect them if they are approved.
UN council expects to move on Iran sanctions soon
Reuters: The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a draft sanctions resolution against Iran over its nuclear program soon, possibly within the next 10 days, Mexico’s U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday.
Iran’s new ‘hi-tech’ veil
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 02 – As Iran steps up its annual pre-summer clampdown on women it considers to be ‘immodestly’ dressed, Iranian state media are promoting a new ‘hi-tech’ Islamic veil into the fashion line.
