AFP: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates Wednesday said “substantial” quantities of Iranian weapons are flowing into Afghanistan and it is difficult to believe the Iranian government is not aware of it.
Gates points to Iran as source of weapons to Taliban
Iran brushes off new sanctions threat in atom row
Reuters: Iran’s president said on Wednesday his country was not concerned about any further U.N. resolutions over Tehran’s nuclear program and would not allow the West to block Iranian scientific progress.
Iran uses fronts to avoid U.N. sanctions
Washington Times: Iran is using newly created front companies in a bid to frustrate U.S. and United Nations sanctions on its suspect nuclear programs, according to records and information supplied by a leading Iranian exile dissident group.
US warns firms trading with Iran
BBC News: The US is threatening to get much tougher with international energy companies that do business with Iran. Oil firms may face fines and other penalties if they sign deals to develop Iranian reserves of oil and gas, a State Department source told the BBC.
In Brief: Man hanged in public in northern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 12 Authorities have hanged a man in public in the northern Iranian city of Gorgan, state media reported.
In Brief: Man hanged in public in northern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 12 Authorities have hanged a man in public in the northern Iranian city of Gorgan, state media reported.
Iran ranks among worst human trafficking states U.S.
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 12 – The U.S. State Department accused Iran on Tuesday of being a major hub of human trafficking.
Iran ranks among worst human trafficking states U.S.
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 12 – The U.S. State Department accused Iran on Tuesday of being a major hub of human trafficking.
U.S.: Iran sending weapons to Taliban
AP: A senior U.S. diplomat accused Iran on Tuesday of transferring weapons to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan – the most direct comments yet on the issue by a ranking American official.
Iran to indict detained Americans
CNN: As Tehran presses for the release of five Iranians held by the U.S. military in Iraq, Iran’s top judiciary spokesman announced Tuesday that three detained Iranian-Americans will be formally indicted by the end of the week, according to Iranian media reports.
