AFP: The United States urged Iran Monday to accept an asylum offer from Brazil for a Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.
US backs Brazil asylum offer for Iran woman facing stoning
IAEA chief says Iran fuel swap talks could start soon
Reuters: Talks to revive a stalled plan for Iran to swap some nuclear material for fuel could start within months, the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said on Monday, and there had been some positive signals from the countries involved.
Danish Maersk pays US for breaching Iran, Sudan embargoes
AFP: Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moeller-Maersk said Monday it had paid a 3.1-million-dollar (2.3-million-euro) fine to the United States for having violated its embargo on Iran and Sudan.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls for TV debate with Obama
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday to face him in a televised one-on-one debate to see who has the best solutions for the world’s problems.
Iran opposition leaders lash out at powerful hardline cleric
AFP: Iranian opposition leaders lashed out on Monday at powerful hardline cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati over his accusations they had been paid by the United States to topple the Islamic regime.
Iran’s gasoline imports decline 50% after sanctions, EMC says
Bloomberg: Iran’s gasoline imports fell 50 percent last month as sanctions over the nation’s nuclear program spurred traders to halt supplies, according to Energy Market Consultants Ltd.
ANALYSIS – Iran sanctions could add to gasoline glut
Reuters: The impact of disrupted Iranian fuel supplies following tough new sanctions is likely to hit gasoline markets after the peak summer season and could also stoke volatility on international futures markets.
US hikers’ mothers say Iran using them as bargaining chips
AFP: The mothers of three American hikers detained in Iran for a year said Monday that the latest comments from Tehran show Iranian officials are using their children as bargaining chips.
Booming Iran stock market unscathed by sanctions
Reuters: Sanctions against Iran have done nothing to dent a boom in its stock market, as investors bet on a continued rise in company stocks which have been undervalued for years, the head of the Tehran bourse said.
ANALYSIS-Saudi wants bigger role in Iraq to counter Iran
Reuters: Saudi Arabia wants to play a bigger role in Iraq to counter Iran’s growing influence during a political stalemate in Baghdad, and to help Saudi companies to catch up with regional rivals in opening up the Iraqi market.
