AFP: Lebanon’s embattled premier has pinned the blame on Iran and Syria for a Hezbollah-backed nationwide opposition strike during which three people died, in remarks published here Wednesday.
Lebanese PM blames Iran, Syria for deadly protest
Iran official holds telephone talks with IAEA head
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 24 – Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator spoke on the telephone with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Iran official holds telephone talks with IAEA head
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 24 – Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator spoke on the telephone with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday, the official news agency IRNA reported.
N Korea helping Iran with nuclear testing
Daily Telegraph: North Korea is helping Iran to prepare an underground nuclear test similar to the one Pyongyang carried out last year.
Repsol, Shell near $4.3 bln Iran LNG deal-source
Reuters: Spain’s Repsol and Royal Dutch Shell expect to sign a preliminary deal with Iran in coming days for a $4.3 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant and port terminal, a source close to the deal said on Tuesday.
U.S. says Iran must talk or face tougher sanctions
Reuters: The United States urged Iran on Tuesday to sit down for talks on its nuclear programme or face tougher sanctions in winter.
Baghdad Iranian embassy denies U.S. troops raid it
Reuters: An official at the Iranian embassy in Baghdad denied a report U.S. and Iraqi forces were raiding its compound on Tuesday and an embassy source said private security guards were there with a visiting U.N. official.
Iran builds hand-launched drones
AFP: Iran said Tuesday it has developed its own hand-launched drones in a breakthrough for the Islamic republic’s aeronautics industry.
Iranian banks halt dollar transfers
AFP: Iran’s major banks said Tuesday they have halted the transfer of dollars abroad as a result of US financial sanctions and fears the money may be seized by the US authorities.
Move to bar UN nuclear inspectors will further isolate Iran: US
AFP: The United States on Monday denounced a reported decision by Iran to bar some UN nuclear inspectors from the country as an attempt to “dictate terms” to the international community in the standoff over Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons program.
