Reuters: Iran's central bank and other Iranian financial institutions are trying to skirt U.N. sanctions by covering their tracks and must be watched closely, Britain, the United States and France told key U.N. powers.
U.S., UK, France urge more vigilance on Iran banks
Big powers renew sanctions threat on Iran
AFP: The six powers holding nuclear talks with Tehran threatened Monday to pursue new punitive action against Iran if it does not accept their offer of incentives to freeze uranium enrichment operations.
U.S. says U.N. council must increase sanctions on Iran
Reuters: The United States said on Sunday that Iran has left the U.N. Security Council no choice but to increase sanctions on the Islamic Republic for ignoring demands that it halt sensitive nuclear activities.
Iranian doctors quizzed over ‘velvet revolution’ claims
AFP: Iranian authorities have launched an inquiry into two doctors known for their pioneering work on HIV/AIDS over claims they were plotting a "velvet revolution," a newspaper reported on Sunday.
U.S., Israel attack on Iran unlikely: Stratfor founder
Reuters: The chances of a U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities is remote because the risks to the global economy far outweigh potential benefits, according to the founder and head of global intelligence company Stratfor, Barron's reported on Sunday.
Iran tells Syria it is serious in nuclear talks
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday told visiting Syrian president and staunch regional ally Bashar al-Assad that Tehran is serious about finding a practical solution to the nuclear crisis.
Iraqi troops capture suspected Shiite militiamen
AP: The U.S. military says a Shiite militiaman believed to have recently returned from Iran has been detained with four other suspects south of Baghdad.
19 killed in Iran road accident
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 03 – At least 19 people were killed and 31 others injured when a truck slammed into a passenger bus on a highway between the southern Iranian cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirjan on Sunday.
19 killed in Iran road accident
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 03 – At least 19 people were killed and 31 others injured when a truck slammed into a passenger bus on a highway between the southern Iranian cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirjan on Sunday.
Report says Iran accuses arrested Baha’is of Israel links
Reuters: Seven detained Baha'i believers have confessed to setting up an illegal organisation in Iran that took orders from Israel and others to undermine the Islamic system, an Iranian newspaper reported on Sunday.
