AFP: The United States and the European Union threatened “additional measures” against Iran on Monday over its suspect nuclear activities and reiterated that it must address international concerns.
US, EU threaten further measures against Iran
Iran body passes law expelling British ambassador
Reuters: A bill to downgrade Iran’s relations with Britain got final approval on Monday, state broadcaster IRIB reported, a day after parliament approved the measure compelling the government to expel the British ambassador.
Enemy of Iranian state
Daily Telegraph – Telegraph View: The expulsion of Britain’s ambassador to Iran has provided a vivid insight into the mindset of the Islamic regime.
Sound of blast reported in Iran’s Isfahan city
Reuters: The sound of an apparent explosion was heard from Iran’s Isfahan city on Monday afternoon, the head of the judiciary in the province said, but the province’s deputy governor denied that there had been a big blast.
Iran to soon issue tenders for 21 oil, gas projects, Fars says
Bloomberg: Iran plans to soon start issuing tenders for 21 oil and gas fields to domestic and foreign investors, Fars reported, citing Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi.
Iran builds 3 more submarines for navy
AP: Iranian state TV says the country has added three more domestically-built submarines to its naval fleet.
Tehran votes to expel Britain’s ambassador
Daily Telegraph: Iran erupted in a fresh frenzy of animosity towards its old imperial foe on Sunday as MPs chanting “death to England” voted to expel Britain’s ambassador to Tehran and threatened his mission with a reprise of the 1979 hostage crisis.
Push to drop Khalq terror designation in US
AFP: A group of prominent Americans is lobbying President Barack Obama to lift designation of Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen Khalq as a terrorist group, The New York Times reported.
Oman to withdraw from Iran’s petrochemical project, Mehr says
Bloomberg: Oman will withdraw from a project to build a petrochemical plant in southern Iran, the Mehr news agency cited Abdolhossein Bayat, the managing director of the National Iranian Petrochemical Co., as saying.
Iran MPs vote to expel British ambassador
AFP: Iran’s parliament voted on Sunday to expel the British ambassador in retaliation for fresh Western sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear programme and warned that other countries could also be punished.


