Reuters: Iran’s inflation rate has climbed above 30 percent under the impact of international economic sanctions, according to figures released by the government’s statistics centre.
Sanctions push Iran inflation above 30 percent
North Korean secrecy on bomb test fuels speculation on nuclear advances
Washington Post: The United States was already concerned about an agreement between North Korea and Iran pledging technical and scientific cooperation.
Over 50 Iranian tourists visit southern Egypt
AP: More than 50 Iranian tourists visited sites in southern Egypt on Sunday amid tight security as part of a bilateral tourism promotion deal that has generated some controversy.
Iran sanctions spur boom for Pakistani diesel smugglers
Reuters: Some of the contraband is spirited across the mountains in Pepsi bottles carried by child smugglers. Yet more is loaded into pick-up trucks or siphoned into barrels and strapped onto mules.
Israel can only rely on self against Iran threat: PM
AFP: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel cannot rely on any other country, even an ally, when it comes to facing up to the perceived nuclear threat from Iran.
Iran to boost gas exports in efforts to cut oil sales reliance
Bloomberg: Iran plans increase its natural gas exports as a way to diminish its reliance on crude sales, a senior Iranian Oil Ministry official said. Iran’s gas exports total 10 billion cubic meters per year, he said.
Three Iranians arrested in Sri Lanka
Colombo Gazette: According to the police there Iran nationals were arrested by officers of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with fake visas to travel to Malta.
Earthquake jolts northeastern Iran
Trend News: An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Ghouchan in Khorassan Razavi province, Northeastern Iran, on Sunday morning, FARS News reported.
Iran calls for calm in North Korea showdown
AFP: Iran’s foreign ministry on Sunday urged against “provocative conduct” in the Korean peninsula, saying stability there has been compromised by an American military build-up, media reported.
Iran’s diplomacy of denials
Arab News: When Mottaki visited Sanaa and met his Yemeni counterpart, he was confronted with hard evidence of Iran’s espionage activities in Yemen. He did not dare say that the evidence was a fabrication. All he said was that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard was behind these activities.
