2 docked over alleged theft of goods worth N119,000 (Guardian) Two men- Mayowa Ayoola and Raphael Ojo, were on Friday docked before an Ikeja Magistrates’ over alleged theft of aluminium profile, valued at N119,000. Ayoola, 20, a casual worker…
Johnson blames Iran for Saudi Arabia oil attacks (BBC)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has blamed Iran for attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities ahead of a meeting with the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani. Mr Johnson said there was a “very high degree of probability” Iran was behind the drone…
Saudi oil attacks: US blames Iran for drone strikes on two sites (BBC)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iran for Saturday’s drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. He dismissed a claim by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that they had attacked the two facilities, run by state-owned company Aramco. Iran said…
British-Australian women and Australian man held in Iran (BBC)
Two British-Australian women and an Australian man have been detained in Iran amid growing tensions between London and Tehran. One of the women was arrested with her boyfriend 10 weeks ago on unknown charges and another woman was jailed for…
Iran’s ‘blue girl’ dies after setting herself on fire (BBC)
An Iranian female football fan who set herself on fire a week ago has died. The woman set herself alight in Tehran after her trial, for attempting to enter a football stadium disguised as a man, was postponed. The authorities…
Iran nuclear deal: Tehran to develop speedier centrifuges (BBC)
Iran says it has begun using new advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium – the latest step in reducing its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Forty such centrifuges were now operational, said nuclear agency spokesman Behruz Kamalvandi.…
Iran tanker: US offers captain millions to hand over ship (BBC)
The US state department has confirmed it offered millions of dollars to the captain of an Iranian oil tanker which is at the centre of a diplomatic row. Brian Hook, head of the department’s Iran Action Group, emailed the captain…
Iran satirist gets 11 years for US cooperation (Guardian)
An Iranian court has sentenced writer and satirist Kioomars Marzban to 11 years in prison after convicting him of charges including cooperation with the United States, state media reported. The official IRNA news agency said Marzban had “collaborated” with Radio…
Iran tanker row: US requests detention of Grace 1 in Gibraltar (BBC)
The US Department of Justice has made a last-minute request to the authorities in Gibraltar to halt the release of a seized Iranian supertanker. Grace 1, carrying Iranian oil, was stopped by Royal Marines on 4 July, triggering a standoff…
Twitter suspends Iran news agencies over ‘harassment of Baha’is’ (BBC)
Twitter has suspended several Iranian news accounts over alleged harassment of people who follow the Baha’i faith. Young Journalists Club (YJC), run by state broadcaster IRIB, state-run IRNA, and Mehr were among the Farsi-language accounts suspended on Saturday. Some agencies,…
