Bloomberg: NITC, Iran’s biggest tanker company, increased the capacity of its supertanker fleet by 23 percent this year amid sanctions related to the nation’s nuclear program that bar most of the world’s ships from carrying the nation’s crude, according to IHS Maritime.
Iran oil-tanker owner seen expanding fleet by IHS amid sanctions
Don’t view Iran’s president with rose-colored glasses
UPI: Since the emergence of Hassan Rouhani as the new president of Iran, policymakers have been wondering what the future may hold for nuclear talks with Tehran.
Arrests for Baghdad anti-govt demo, protection for pro-Iran demo
Niqash.org: Activists who put on an anti-governemt demonstration in Baghdad last Friday say they were treated unfairly and harassed by security forces while a pro-Iran demonstration was protected by state security. Now they want to know why.
Israel says Iran upping enrichment despite Rowhani election
AFP: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Iran had expanded its sensitive enrichment of uranium despite the election as president of moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani.
Iran, U.S. waiting for other side to make nuclear compromise
Reuters: The presidency of moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani has opened a window of opportunity in Iran’s delicate nuclear diplomacy with the West but Tehran-watchers say that window could close as each side waits for the other to make the first move.
Iranian-Americans and Members of Congress mark 1988 massacre with exhibition
PRNewswire: Twenty-five years have passed since the summer 1988 massacre of some 30,000 political prisoners in Iran. To mark the occasion Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) and Members of Congress sponsored an exhibition in the House of Representatives.
55 people per day: Iranian official reveals shocking car accident statistics
Trend: Around 55 people die in Iran daily, due to car accidents, Deputy head of Iranian road police, Mohammad Karim Khosravi said, Shahrkhabar newspaper reported.
Rohani’s nuclear talks offer stops short on enrichment
Bloomberg: Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s offer to participate in nuclear negotiations stops short of halting his nation’s uranium enrichment program as demanded by countries that imposed sanctions crippling its economy.
Israel’s Netanyahu urges ‘increased pressure’ on Iran
AFP: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Tuesday for “increased pressure” on Iran, saying it was the “only thing” that would deter it from pursuing a nuclear weapons capability.
Web-hosting firm cuts off Iran websites
Wall Street Journal: Web-hosting service provider Web.com said a unit it acquired had provided domain-registration services to Iranian entities, and has since shut them down.
