The Telegraph: Could Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, be more cautious than we think? Instead of treading a straight Roman Road to a nuclear weapon, he has twice veered off course. To me, that suggests that he is nervous and feeling the pressure.
Could Iran’s Supreme Leader be more cautious than we think?
Iraqi tourist sector hurt by Iran’s currency pain
AP: The steep decline is painful for ordinary Iranians, who now have to pay far more for imported goods. But it is also damaging Iraq’s fragile tourism industry, pinching small-time entrepreneurs and forcing businesses to lay off workers.
Standard Chartered close to U.S. settlement on Iran transactions
Reuters: Standard Chartered is close to wrapping up discussions to resolve U.S. investigations into its Iran-linked transactions and nearing agreement on a fine in the $300-million range, mirroring a much-publicized state settlement over similar allegations, according to four people familiar with the matter.
British millionaire pleads guilty in Iran missile scheme
Reuters: British millionaire Christopher Tappin pleaded guilty in federal court in Texas on Thursday to charges of attempting to sell missile parts to Iran, prosecutors said.
Netanyahu rival blasts his “obsession” with Iran
Reuters: Kicking off his election campaign, Israeli opposition leader Shaul Mofaz on Thursday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being driven by an obsession to bomb Iran.
9 Iranian female prisoners go on hunger strike
AP: At least nine Iranian women political prisoners have gone on a hunger strike to protest snap body searches and abuse by prison guards at the main prison in Tehran, according to an Iranian opposition website.
Briton in missiles-to-Iran case to enter new plea
AP: A federal judge has scheduled a new plea hearing for a British man accused of trying to buy missile parts from undercover U.S. agents and illegally sell them to Iran.
Hollande warns Iran after meeting Israeli PM
AFP: French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday said he wanted “concrete acts” from Iran to prove it was not pursuing a nuclear arms drive after his first face-to-face meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Argentina, Iran end first talks on 1994 attack
AFP: Iran said Wednesday it has completed a first round of talks with Argentina on the 1994 bombing of a Jewish aid organisation in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and wounded 300.
Khamenei warns Iran’s top officials to avoid political spats
Bloomberg: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told the country’s top politicians to focus on their job and avoid disagreements that may “feed the foreign media’s propaganda.”
