Reuters: Britain, France, Germany and the United States are considering imposing additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear work, possibly in the energy, reinsurance or financial sectors, a senior British official said on Friday.
Western powers study more Iran sanctions
Gemayel accuses Iran of using Hizbullah to hold Lebanon hostage
Daily Star: Former President Amine Gemayel said in remarks published Thursday that Lebanon was being held hostage by Iran, adding that Hizbullah's authority stretched beyond that of the Lebanese state.
EU toughens sanctions against Iran
AFP: European Union nations have introduced fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, including restrictions on public loans and tougher cargo inspections, the EU presidency announced Friday.
2 La. businessmen sentenced in Iran export plot
AP: Two Louisiana businessmen who plotted to defy a U.S. trade embargo by exporting engineering software to Iran avoided prison Thursday when a federal judge ordered them to serve several months in a halfway house.
EU sets sanctions on Iran, inching past UN resolution
Bloomberg: European governments imposed new financial sanctions on Iran, inching beyond measures laid down in a United Nations resolution that punishes Iran's pursuit of a nuclear capability.
Talks with UN nuclear watchdog positive: Iran
AFP: Iran said on Friday talks on its controversial nuclear drive with top UN atomic watchdog official Olli Heinonen were "positive", as EU governments imposed fresh sanctions on the Islamic republic.
GCC chief slams Iran for attacking Arab monarchies
AFP: A senior Gulf official on Thursday slammed an Iranian deputy minister for questioning the legitimacy of pro-Western Arab monarchies in the region, saying such remarks can only fuel tensions.
Floods kills three in northwest Iran – report
Reuters: Heavy rain and flooding has killed three people and injured 80 in northwest Iran near the border with Turkey, the state broadcaster reported on Thursday.
Rice threatens sanctions on Iran over nuclear program
AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threatened Iran with more sanctions Thursday after it failed to give an adequate response to the latest bid by Western powers to induce it to freeze uranium enrichment.
Iran criticises Saudi Arabia for anti-terrorism protocols against its officials
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 07 – Iran’s Foreign Minister has strongly criticised the police in Saudi Arabia for fingerprinting Iranians including a senior aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
