USA TODAY: Sudan and Iran have been able to ease the blow of new U.S. sanctions by trading more with China and conducting deals in currencies other than the dollar. Their actions raise questions about whether sanctions are an effective way for Washington to punish rogue nations.
Sudan, Iran find a bypass to U.N. sanctions
Iran envoy could provide nuclear answers
AP: After years of stonewalling, Iran is sending a senior envoy to talks with the U.N. atomic monitoring agency that could provide answers on past nuclear activities, diplomats said Sunday.
Iran ‘to retaliate if attacked from US bases in Gulf’
AFP: Iran warned on Sunday that it would strike US military bases in neighbouring Gulf states if they were used as staging posts to attack the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme.
Iran threatens to hit U.S. interests in Persian Gulf
Bloomberg: Iran will attack U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf if American forces launch an assault on the nation over its nuclear program, Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr said.
Authorities hang man in public in southern Iran town
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 11 Iranian authorities hanged a man in public in the southern town of Kazeroun, the official state daily Iran reported on Monday.
Authorities hang man in public in southern Iran town
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 11 Iranian authorities hanged a man in public in the southern town of Kazeroun, the official state daily Iran reported on Monday.
In Brief: Cyclone Gonu death toll reaches 23 in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 11 – At least 23 people were killed in Iran due to flooding caused by Cyclone Gonu, state media reported on Sunday.
In Brief: Cyclone Gonu death toll reaches 23 in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 11 – At least 23 people were killed in Iran due to flooding caused by Cyclone Gonu, state media reported on Sunday.
No OPEC plan to up oil supply, no shortage: Iran
Reuters: Iran Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh said on Monday there is no shortage of crude oil in the market and OPEC has no plans to increase supplies.
Security Council refuses to condemn Iran
AP: The U.N. Security Council refused to approve a statement Friday that would condemn remarks about Israel’s impending destruction attributed to Iran’s hard-line president because of objections from Indonesia, council diplomats said.
