Washington Post: Thousands of Iranian truck drivers began a second day of strikes Tuesday after a sharp increase in the price of diesel fuel, transportation company officials said, as the Obama administration announced a further tightening of economic sanctions intended to pressure Iran over its nuclear program.
Iranian truck drivers stay off roads as gas prices rise steeply
Iran coach eyes 2011 Asian Cup triumph
AFP: Iran coach Afshin Ghotbi said on Wednesday that he hopes to pilot his side to glory in the 2011 Asian Cup finals and what would be a first title in 35 years.
UN shows ‘deep concern’ over Iran’s rights record
AFP: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday approved a resolution expressing “deep concern” over “recurring” human rights violations in Iran, where authorities have been targeting rights lawyers in their ongoing crackdown on dissent.
U.S. adds to Iran sanctions shortly after nuclear talks
New York Times: The Obama administration on Tuesday imposed new sanctions on Iran, serving notice that it will not ease the pressure on Tehran just because it has begun talking again with the West about its nuclear program.
Iran’s new FM makes first international appearance
AFP: Iran’s new Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi made his first international appearance Wednesday as he joined counterparts at a regional gathering in Istanbul.
Pakistan and Iran jockey for influence after bombings
Reuters: As tension grows between Pakistan and Iran after a mosque bombing in Iran, Pakistan could find itself increasingly isolated as its western neighbour looks to increase its influence in the region, analysts say.
Man tied to weapons trafficking via Iran seized in Kandahar
CNN: A Taliban member suspected of helping to move weapons between Iran and Afghanistan has been seized, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said on Wednesday.
Iran prevents fuel shipments into Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal: Iran is preventing nearly 2,000 fuel tanker trucks from crossing into Afghanistan, claiming their load would supply U.S.-led coalition forces, Afghan officials say.
Jailed Iranian students start hunger strike
Reuters: Two jailed Iranian students have gone on hunger strike, a reformist website said on Tuesday, the latest in a string of such protests which have drawn expressions of concern from the United Nations and even some of the Islamic Republic’s conservative clerics.
Lebanon PM ‘respects’ but brushes off Iran supremo
AFP: Lebanon’s Saudi-backed ruling camp on Tuesday brushed aside comments by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who dismissed a UN probe into the murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri as “null”.
