Reuters: A senior Iranian official on Wednesday ruled out a nuclear “time out” proposal under which Iran would stop uranium enrichment expansion in return for a halt to further U.N. sanctions, an Iranian news agency reported.
Iran official rules out nuclear “time out”: agency
Iran: 80 fuel riot suspects arrested
AP: Authorities have arrested some 80 suspects on the charge of damaging gas stations and looting shops during last week’s protests against fuel rationing, state-run television reported Wednesday.
Don’t “play” with Islamic law, Iranian women told
Reuters: Activists should not try to change Islamic laws relating to women’s rights, Iran’s supreme leader said on Wednesday, two days after one campaigner was reportedly sentenced to 34 months in jail and ten lashes.
Earthquake jolts central Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 04 An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook parts of central Iran on Wednesday, state media reported.
Earthquake jolts central Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 04 An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook parts of central Iran on Wednesday, state media reported.
Mortar in Tehran fails to explode: report
Reuters: A mortar shell hit a petrol station in Tehran but failed to explode, an Iranian news agency said on Tuesday, but a senior oil official later said the device landed 100 meters away.
Iran admits sanctions hurting oil industry
AFP: Iran admitted on Tuesday that international sanctions imposed over its controversial nuclear programme were harming its ability to invest in oil infrastructure, the backbone of its economy.
Iran again bans moderate daily
AFP: Iran renewed a ban on a moderate daily newspaper on Tuesday less than two months after allowing it to return to news stands, the paper’s director told the ISNA news agency.
Russia’s nuclear plant may not meet Iranian timeframe
AFP: Russia indicated Tuesday that a nuclear reactor plant it is constructing in Iran could not be completed in two months as expected by Tehran, citing “technical and economic questions.”
China urges diplomacy on Iran standoff
AP: China called Tuesday for stepped up diplomacy rather than new sanctions to try to persuade Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and rein in its nuclear program.
