Iran Focus: London, Jun. 25 Coalition forces in Iraq killed four Secret Cell terrorists during pre-dawn operations on Monday in the Baghdad slum Sadr City as part of an effort to deny Iranian influence in Iraq, the U.S. military announced.
U.S. says has killed four Iran-tied terrorists in Iraq
Iran to run out of cash to import gasoline in August
Bloomberg: Iran, which imports more than 40 percent of the gasoline it uses, will run out of funds to import the commodity in early August, forcing the country to either increase its budget for imports or start rationing.
UN nuclear inspectors to go to Iran
AFP: Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are to go to Iran, probably in July, to resolve issues over Tehran’s nuclear programme, the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday.
Japanese banks curb loans to Iran report
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 25 Japans banks are stepping up financial pressure on Iran – restricting loans and rejecting an Iranian request to pay for oil imports in currencies other than dollars, Britains Financial Times quoted banking and official sources as saying.
Japanese banks curb loans to Iran report
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 25 Japans banks are stepping up financial pressure on Iran – restricting loans and rejecting an Iranian request to pay for oil imports in currencies other than dollars, Britains Financial Times quoted banking and official sources as saying.
3 nabbed as part of effort to deny Iranian influence in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 24 U.S.-led forces in Iraq have detained three individuals as part of an effort to deny Iranian influence in Iraq, according to a statement by the Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I).
3 nabbed as part of effort to deny Iranian influence in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 24 U.S.-led forces in Iraq have detained three individuals as part of an effort to deny Iranian influence in Iraq, according to a statement by the Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I).
Iran to reward denouncing of ‘immoral’ messages
AFP: Iran is encouraging people who receive “immoral” messages on their mobile phones to report them to the judiciary and receive a reward, a press report said on Sunday.
Iran says Rushdie death fatwa still stands
AFP: Iran said on Sunday that a fatwa ordering the death of British writer Salman Rushdie issued by its revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini still stands after his knighthood by the queen.
Iran cracks down on dissent, parading examples in streets
New York Times: Iran is in the throes of one of its most ferocious crackdowns on dissent in years, with the government focusing on labor leaders, universities, the press, womens rights advocates, a former nuclear negotiator and Iranian-Americans, three of whom have been in prison for more than six weeks.
