AP: An Iranian photographer who was anonymously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for capturing a chilling image of men before a firing squad was honored Monday at a ceremony for this year’s winners.
Pulitzer winner honored 27 years later
Iran grants Belarus oil reserve access
AP: Iran granted Belarus greater access to oil reserves as the leaders of the countries, both at odds with the United States, met Monday to cement what the Belarusian president called a “strategic partnership.”
Iraqi Shiite leader says he has tumor
AP: Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, leader of Iraq’s largest Shiite party, said Monday that tests carried out in the United States have shown that he suffered from a “limited tumor” and that he will be treated in Iran.
Iran, U.S.-allied Arabs relations heat up
AP: Iran and its U.S.-allied Arab neighbors have long had testy relations. Now the talk is getting tougher as they compete for power in the Middle East.
Oil-rich Iran hikes petrol prices by 25 percent
AFP: Oil-rich Iran on Tuesday increased the price of petrol by 25 percent despite announcements by the government only the day before that prices would remain the same for the moment.
Iran’s secret plan for summer offensive to force US out of Iraq
The Guardian: Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaida elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition forces intended to tip a wavering US Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, US officials say.
Iran charges Iranian-American academic
AP: Iran on Monday charged a detained Iranian-American academic with seeking to topple the ruling Islamic establishment, state-run television reported.
2 US Republican senators allege they have ‘evidence’ Iran sent weapons, trained militants in Iraq
AP: Two U.S. Republican senators said Sunday the United States has evidence that Iran sent weapons and trainers to instruct militants in Iraq to carry out terror attacks there.
Iran protests ‘Persepolis’ screening
AP: Iran protested the Cannes Film Festival screening of “Persepolis,” an animated adaptation of Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel about growing up in Iran after the Islamic revolution, a semiofficial news agency reported Sunday.
Iran says anti-U.S. policy “bigger than Hiroshima”
Reuters: Iran’s policies of standing up to the United States have set off a “powerful bomb in the world of politics” bigger than the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday.
