AP: A leading European satellite provider took 19 Iranian television and radio broadcasters off the air Monday as a result of European Union sanctions aimed at punishing human rights abusers.
European satellite provider cuts off Iranian TV
EU to sanction Iran, Syria, help Mali reconquer north
AFP: Europe’s foreign ministers will sharply ramp up the pressure on Iran and Syria at talks Monday, while taking a “big step” in Africa by agreeing to assist Mali reconquer its north from rebels and Islamist extremists.
West plotting to disrupt Iran’s ‘calmness’: Khamenei
AFP: Iran’s enemies seek to disrupt the “calmness” in the country through economic confrontation, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday in an address delivered in the northeastern city of Shirvan.
Iran seeking China funding to complete metro project
Reuters: Iran is hopeful its ally China will fund up to $2 billion to complete Tehran’s metro rail which faces delays due to lack of financing as a result of sanctions, a government official said on Monday.
U.S. exports to Iran rise nearly one-third despite sanctions
Reuters: U.S. exports to Iran rose by nearly a third this year, chiefly because of grain sales, according to U.S. data released last week, despite the tightening of U.S. financial sanctions.
Iran says it will cut imports of non-essential goods
Reuters: Iran said it would seek to cut imports of non-essential goods and urged its citizens to reduce their use of foreign-made mobile telephones and cars, as the country struggles to cope with Western economic sanctions.
Peres tells Brazil to boycott Iran’s Ahmadinejad
AFP: Israeli President Shimon Peres on Sunday told Brazil’s foreign minister his country should boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the future, Peres’s office said.
Iran denies role in Gulf cyberattacks
AP: Iranian officials denied any role in recent cyberattacks against oil and gas companies in the Persian Gulf and said they welcomed a probe of the case, a semiofficial news agency reported Sunday.
India’s HMEL bought 2 million barrels of Iranian oil: sources
Reuters: India’s HMEL, part-owned by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, has emerged as a new oil client of sanctions-hit Iran, potentially complicating New Delhi’s bid for a renewal of its waiver from U.S. sanctions for buying crude from Tehran.
Ahmadinejad to push for Asia cooperation at forums
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, current chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, travels next week to Azerbaijan and Kuwait to attend forums on boosting cooperation in Asia, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
