Reuters: Republican presidential hopefuls leapt on Thursday to show their willingness to challenge Iran after an incident between the two countries in a critical Gulf waterway for crude oil.
Republicans leap to show resolve against Iran
Iran hits back over Gulf ‘confrontation’
Daily Telegraph: America issued a formal diplomatic protest yesterday over its claims that Iranian boats threatened to blow up a US naval patrol in the Gulf.
French banks stop credit for Iran fuel imports
Reuters: Indian refiner Reliance quit selling gasoline and diesel to Iran last year after French banks BNP Paribas and Calyon stopped offering credit on the deals, four company and industry sources said on Thursday.
Government offices in northern Iran come under fiery attack
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 Angry residents of Qaemshahr, in Irans northern coastal province of Mazandaran, attacked and set fire to the town hall this afternoon, locals told Iran Focus by telephone.
Government offices in northern Iran come under fiery attack
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 Angry residents of Qaemshahr, in Irans northern coastal province of Mazandaran, attacked and set fire to the town hall this afternoon, locals told Iran Focus by telephone.
Three people hanged in eastern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 Authorities in the province of Khorrasan Jonoubi, eastern Iran, hanged three individuals on Wednesday, state media reported.
Three people hanged in eastern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 Authorities in the province of Khorrasan Jonoubi, eastern Iran, hanged three individuals on Wednesday, state media reported.
Iran: No Turkmen gas price talks till flows resume
Reuters: Iran will not discuss any increase in the price of gas supplied from Turkmenistan until flows to the Islamic Republic resume, Iran’s oil minister was quoted by the ministry’s Web site SHANA as saying on Wednesday.
General, TV station hit with sanctions
Washington Times: The Bush administration yesterday imposed new financial sanctions on a top Iranian general and a Syrian-based television station, accusing them of backing violent attacks on U.S. and allied forces in Iraq.
Top Iranian general hit with sanctions
Washington Post: The United States yesterday slapped sanctions on a top Iranian general and three exiled Iraqis based in Iran and Syria for fomenting violence in Iraq, as President Bush lashed out again at Tehran for last weekend’s showdown between U.S. and Iranian naval vessels.
