AP: Iran has activated equipment to enrich uranium more efficiently in a move that defies the U.N. Security Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday.
IAEA: Iran activates enrichment equipment
US probed BHP Billiton trade with Cuba and Iran
The Australian: THE US SEC looked into BHP Billiton’s activities in Iran and Cuba after Washington labelled the countries as state sponsors of terrorism.
Reaching out to the Ayatollahs: Jack Straw’s Iran legacy
Iran Focus – Op-Ed by Jubin Katiraie: Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw announced last Friday that he was stepping down from frontline politics after 30 years, according to AFP, which quoted him as saying, “Now I want the freedom to range more widely over foreign and economic policy”.
Seven dead in clashes in south-west Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 09 – Three days of clashes between security forces and the people of Dahdez, in the south-western oil-rich Province of Khuzestan, have left seven people dead, according to eyewitnesses.
Iran denies cracks appearing in ties with Syria
Reuters: Iran denied Monday that cracks were appearing in its alliance with Syria over Iraq and Lebanon, areas where the Damascus government has been under U.S. pressure to change its policies.
Iran to expunge ‘dirty’ dollar and euro reserves
AP: Iran announced plans Monday to get rid of its dollar and euro reserves in response to the latest U.N. sanctions over its contested nuclear program.
Iran boosts nuclear enrichment efficiency -IAEA
Reuters: Iran has started using extra machines installed this year to enrich nuclear material to higher levels more efficiently, in violation of United Nations sanctions, the U.N. nuclear agency said on Monday.
AP Interview: German: Iran fears latest sanctions
AP: A German lawmaker says Iranian officials he met in Tehran fear a severe blow to the country’s international trade from the latest round of U.N. sanctions.
Iranian small business squeezed by Ahmadinejad’s policies
RFE/RL: Even as the latest UN, U.S., and European Union sanctions against Iran create new hardships for the country’s economy, most Iranians outside the government seem to place the blame for the situation on President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s uncompromising policies.
Iran slaps 20-year jail terms on seven Bahais
AFP: Iran has sentenced seven leading members of its Bahai religious minority to 20-year jail terms, French and US members of the faith told AFP on Monday.
