Daily Telegraph: A British Army translator accused of spying for Iran was a voodoo priest who used black magic to protect the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan from the Taliban, a court heard.
‘Spy’ used voodoo to shield general from Taliban, court hears
Suspect spy denies stealing secrets for Iran
AP: A British army interpreter suspected of spying for Iran said Friday that he sent coded messages as part of an attempt to set up a possible gas deal, not because he was stealing secrets.
EU loses Iran terror case
Wall Street Journal: Europe's second-highest court ruled the European Union wrongly blacklisted an Iranian opposition group, adding fuel to accusations that the bloc has used its terrorist list to appease the Iranian government.
US seeks Swiss help on student held in Tehran: State Dept.
AFP: The United States is asking Switzerland, which represents US interests in Tehran, to find out more about an Iranian-American student reportedly held since October 15 in Tehran, the State Department said Friday.
US slaps sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
AP: The Bush administration is imposing new sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, accusing the elite military unit of illegal trade in missile technology and weapons of mass destruction.
OPEC should cut oil output by two million barrels a day: Iran
AFP: Iran's oil minister on Thursday said that a drop in demand meant OPEC should decide to cut production by two million barrels per day when it meets for a meeting here on Friday.
Iraqis don’t need Iran to defend interests, Rice says
AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday rejected Iran's warnings that a draft security pact will hurt Iraq, saying the Iraqis can "defend their interests without the Iranians."
Iran bank denies weapons charges by U.S. Treasury
Reuters: The Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) denied on Thursday U.S. Treasury charges it was a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and said Washington had taken the step to try to cover up its own economic woes.
Stopping a nuclear Tehran
Washington Post: It is likely that the first and most pressing national security issue the next president will face is the growing prospect of a nuclear-weapons-capable Iran.
Iran jobless rate tops 10%
AFP: More than one in 10 people in Iran's workforce are now without jobs, Labour Minister Mohammad Jahromi said in comments published on Thursday.
