Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 – An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Abdan, in Irans south-western province of Bushehr, early on Thursday.
Quake jolts southwest Iran
Gulf speedboat guff
Washington Times: Why would five Iranian speedboats bluff an attack on a U.S. Navy squadron? Start with a big fact: Under the mullah-led thieves’ regime, Iran has become an explosive political mix of ethnic, economic and ideological fragments, a mosaic powder keg.
U.S. Treasury accuses Iran, Syria
Middle East Times: The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Wednesday designated four individuals and one entity under Executive Order 13438 for threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and the government of Iraq.
Iran shows its own video of vessels encounter in Gulf
New York Times: Iran released its own video Thursday of the encounter on Sunday between Iranian patrol boats and American naval vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to show that no confrontation occurred.
US makes official protest to Iran over ship incident
AFP: The United States on Thursday made a formal protest to Tehran over a weekend incident in which Iranian speedboats swarmed around US warships in the Strait of Hormuz, US officials said.
Republicans leap to show resolve against Iran
Reuters: Republican presidential hopefuls leapt on Thursday to show their willingness to challenge Iran after an incident between the two countries in a critical Gulf waterway for crude oil.
Iran hits back over Gulf ‘confrontation’
Daily Telegraph: America issued a formal diplomatic protest yesterday over its claims that Iranian boats threatened to blow up a US naval patrol in the Gulf.
French banks stop credit for Iran fuel imports
Reuters: Indian refiner Reliance quit selling gasoline and diesel to Iran last year after French banks BNP Paribas and Calyon stopped offering credit on the deals, four company and industry sources said on Thursday.
Government offices in northern Iran come under fiery attack
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 Angry residents of Qaemshahr, in Irans northern coastal province of Mazandaran, attacked and set fire to the town hall this afternoon, locals told Iran Focus by telephone.
Government offices in northern Iran come under fiery attack
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 Angry residents of Qaemshahr, in Irans northern coastal province of Mazandaran, attacked and set fire to the town hall this afternoon, locals told Iran Focus by telephone.
