AFP: An Iranian cargo vessel at the centre of a financial row with a German lender fled Sri Lanka Thursday despite warnings to remain in anchorage, a naval official said.
Iranian ship flees Sri Lanka amid financial row
No deal seen clinched in U.N. nuclear talks with Iran
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran appear to have failed again in talks this week to finalize a deal to unblock an investigation into suspected atom bomb research in the Islamic state, a diplomatic source said on Thursday.
Iran TV broadcasts ‘confession by Western spy’
AFP: Iranian state television broadcast on Wednesday what it said was the “confession” of a Westerner who said he had spied for the US Central Intelligence Agency.
Iran-IAEA nuclear talks to go into second day
Reuters: Senior U.N. nuclear inspectors will continue their talks with Iran for a second day on Thursday, hoping to reach a long-sought agreement to unblock an investigation into suspected weapons research in the Islamic state.
Iran vows no change in Syria ‘cooperation’
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed no change in Iran’s staunch “cooperation” with Damascus, in talks with visiting Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi, reports said on Wednesday.
The entire world seems to stay silent as human rights in Iran are abused
PoliticsHome: The human rights record in Iran throughout the clerical regimes 34 year rule is disgraceful. It includes the execution of 120,000 of its political opponents; the catastrophic repression of women, nationalities, and followers of various religions.
China signs steel deal in Iran
Wall Street Journal: A large Chinese state-owned company said it signed a $712 million dollar contract to help build a steel plant in Iran, signaling that Beijing isn’t ready to join Western nations in increasing pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program.
Ahmadinejad in parliament to push Iran subsidies reform plan
Bloomberg: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared in parliament today to brief deputies on the economy as he seeks to extend a subsidy-reduction plan that started three years ago.
Iran renews plan to send monkey into space: reports
AFP: Iran will try again to send a live monkey into space after a previous attempt failed in 2011, media reports said Tuesday quoting the space chief, who gave a launch date of before mid-February.
EU, Iran envoys discuss nuclear talks date, possibly in January
Reuters: A new round of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers could still happen in January, diplomats said on Tuesday after planning discussions between senior negotiators from the Islamic Republic and the European Union.
