Iran News Round Up

(Thanks to Ali Alfoneh for his assistance in compiling)

Diplomacy

Tabnak, close to former IRGC chief Mohsen Rezai, ‘exposes’ the conspiracy behind the U.S. movie The Peacemaker (a George Clooney thriller) which according to Tabnak was showed on U.S. television at the same time as the Annapolis Peace Summit.
Entekhab: “Syria’s participation at the Annapolis Peace Summit has increased tensions between Iran and Syria.”
Tabnak claims that U.S., Canadian and Australian universities are denying Iranian students admission to medicine schools because of sanctions.
‘Hostile’ searches of Iranian pilgrims to Mecca.
Iran-Senegal ties developing.

Politics

Raja criticizes the dismissal of espionage indictment against former nuclear negotiator Mousavian.
Student Basij lament dismissal of charges; stage demonstration against the Judiciary.
Gholam-Hossein Elham, government spokesman, demands new trial for Mousavian.
Elham’s wife, Fatemeh Rajabi, also demands new trial.
Intelligence Ministry to publish Mousavian dossier? Ahmadinejad supports such publishing.
Former parliamentary speaker Nateq-Nouri supports Rafsanjani and Mousavian in their dispute with Ahmadinejad.

Economy and Trade

Minister of Housing and Urban Development: “I swear housing has not become more expensive during the past couple of months.”
Minister of Oil: “Iran to build an oil refinery in Sri Lanka.”
Iran-Sri Lanka ink eight agreements.
European interest in Iranian liquefied natural gas projects.

Nuclear Issue

China says no to any further UN sanctions.
Flashback: Condoleezza Rice says she has agreement for new sanctions by end of November unless Iran is fully cooperative with IAEA.
Larijani, former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran: “Suspension of uranium enrichment… like exchanging pearls for candy.”
Iran to reject suspension in new talks with Solana.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Said Jalili to travel to London with “new ideas” concerning the nuclear issue.

Military