The European Union is expected to strengthen sanctions against Iran at a gathering of foreign ministers today to punish Tehran for its alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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Another journalist arrested in Iran
Journalist and blogger was arrested this week by Iranian authorities, the latest casualty of a new crackdown on media activists.
G5+1 wants to resume nuclear talks with Iran
The EU foreign affairs office says it is still waiting for the Islamic Republic to respond to its letter from last October, which called for resumed negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
Rafsanjani calls for open elections
The moderate Iranian cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is calling for the inclusion and participation of all groups and all political stripes in the coming parliamentary elections.
Iran says blocking Strait of Hormuz still on the table
Iran’s representative at the United Nations has announced that Iran is not bent on blocking the Strait of Hormiz, but serious threats against the Islamic Republic would mean that all options are on the table. Mohammad Khazai also rejected recent reports that Iran is extending arms assistance to Syria.
Iran’s Press TV To Disappear From British Television Screens
Iranian channel Press TV will disappear from British television screens after the British media regulator revoked its license.
A sad old city
The Economist – SERAI MUSHIR is a string of souvenir shops that started life as a caravanserai, a pit-stop for weary travellers and their camels. Looking onto a courtyard filled with orange trees, it is the prettiest part of Shiraz’s warren of bazaars. Tourists from home and abroad should be swarming into this fabled […]
At least 100 hurt in Iran earthquake: reports
AFP – A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the area of the city of Neyshabour in northeast Iran on Thursday, injuring at least 100 people and damaging several houses, state media reported.
Japan oil industry likely to cut Iran imports in 3 months time
By Osamu TsukimoriTOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Japan’s oil industry is likely to cut its purchases of Iranian crude oil in about three months as Tokyo grapples with a new U.S. sanctions law, Akihiko Tembo, president of the Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ), said on Thursday.
EU to sanction Iran bank, Greece holds up oil embargo
By Claire RosembergBRUSSELS (AFP) — EU nations Thursday agreed to sanction Iran’s central bank, freezing assets used to finance its nuclear drive, but have yet to clinch an oil embargo deal that could penalise debt-hit Greece.