Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 01 – A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has stressed Iran’s capacity and clout in defending its territorial waters, state media reported.
Commander vows crushing response to enemy moves
Iran warns of tough action against British sailors
AP: Iran warned on Tuesday that it will take strong action against five detained British sailors if it is proven they had "bad intentions" after the Iranian navy stopped their racing yacht in the Persian Gulf.
Iran investigates reports it detained Britons-media
Reuters: Iran is investigating reports that five Britons have been detained in Iranian waters, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Tuesday.
British yacht crew detained in Iran
New York Times: A sleek, 60-foot sailing yacht and its five-member British crew en route to a race were seized by Iran last week after the vessel accidentally crossed into Iranian waters, British and racing officials said Tuesday.
Iran aims for $35 bln in annual energy investments
Reuters: Iran is aiming for annual investment of at least $35 billion in its upstream oil and gas sectors over the next five years from foreign and domestic sources, Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi said on Tuesday.
British yacht crew of five detained in Iran
Reuters: Five Britons have been detained in Iran after their racing yacht may have inadvertently strayed into Iranian waters, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday.
Defiant Iran lashes out at UN atomic watchdog
AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki lashed out at the UN atomic watchdog on Monday, saying it was implementing "law of the jungle", as Britain and Germany warned of new sanctions against Tehran.
Germany: Iran uranium plans go in wrong direction
Reuters: Germany criticised Iran's plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants, warning Tehran on Monday that it would face further sanctions if it does not cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
Russia concerned by Iran nuclear plans – agencies
Reuters: Russia is seriously concerned by Iranian plans to expand its uranium enrichment programme, local news agencies quoted a source in Russia's foreign ministry as saying on Monday.
Iran restructuring its naval forces
Washington Post: Iran has reorganized its naval forces to give operational control of the strategic Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz to the naval component of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the paramilitary organization that is playing an increasingly central role not only in Iran's military but also its political and economic life.
