AFP: More than 50 Iranian economists have written an open letter warning President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad his economic policies are fuelling inflation and hurting the poor, the ISNA agency reported on Monday.
Iran economists warn Ahmadinejad on inflation
UN nuclear chief says Iran crisis ‘must be defused’
AFP: UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday that the “brewing confrontation” with Iran over its atomic ambitions “must be defused,” as Tehran failed to provide sensitive information it had promised.
The Lady and the Veep
Newsweek: Condoleezza Rice has steered the administration back toward diplomacy, but she’s still being harried by hard-liners.
US broadcaster says journalist faces long Iran detention
AFP: Iran plans to continue holding a US-Iranian journalist kept in the country since January until her case can be decided in court, the US-funded broadcaster she works for said Monday.
Intense diplomacy to step up UN sanctions on Iran: US
AFP: The United States expects intense diplomacy in coming weeks for plans to step up UN Security Council sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, the State Department said Monday.
Sudan, Iran find a bypass to U.N. sanctions
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.
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.
