Europe and Japan moved ahead on Tuesday in planning for punitive cuts in oil imports from Iran, where a senior official dismissed Western anger at news Tehran is enriching uranium deep underground as cover for ulterior motives.
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UPDATE 1-Iran rial slides, ‘dollar’ text messages appear blocked
* Rial down 20 pct since central bank intervention last week * Market rate vs dollar now 50 percent below official rate * Iranians say “dollar” text messages blocked, officials reportedly deny * One estimate puts inflation at 40 pct due to currency slide By Mitra Amiri
Iran says Google is a spying tool
Iran’s head of security forces says Google is not a search engine so much as a tool for espionage.
Iran’s professor designs electronic lenses for blood sugar control
An Iranian professor Babak Amir Parviz from the University of Washington managed to design electronic contact lenses with glucose sensor, capable of monitoring blood sugar levels wirelessly.
Iran bans unofficial money trades after rial slip
By Hashem Kalantari TEHRAN, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament cracked down on unofficial money traders on Sunday after new U.S. sanctions helped trigger a currency crash as Iranians rushed to buy dollars.
More than 800,000 children married in Iran
The latest statistics on the marriage of Iranian children shows that under-aged girls are married more than under-aged boys.
Iran announces arrest of “election disruptors”
Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi has announced the arrest of several “election disruptors” in Tehran.
Cineastes back Iran House of Cinema in row with Culture Ministry
A large number of Iranian cineastes and cinematic associations have backed the Iran’s House of Cinema (IHC) in its dispute with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Ashton calls for moratorium on executions in Iran
GVF — The European ’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy says she is “deeply concerned” about the alarming number of executions in Iran.
Iran’s New Uranium-Enrichment Site To Be Operational Soon
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization says the country’s underground uranium-enrichment facility “will be operational in the near future.”