AFP: Barack Obama pummeled Mitt Romney as “all over the map” on foreign policy, dismissing his “wrong and reckless” positions in the heated final debate of a knife-edge White House race.
Obama savages Romney foreign policy in final debate
Analysis: Calm Romney pins hopes on momentum
AP: On Iran, Romney mollified his previous criticism of Obama’s sanctions policy. He stressed that resorting to war to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon would be a last option, softening the hawkish tone that had been a hallmark of his campaign.
Iran says may stop oil sales if sanctions tighten
Reuters: Iran said on Tuesday it would stop oil exports if pressure from Western sanctions got any tighter and it had a “Plan B” contingency strategy to survive without oil revenues.
Iran: New P5+1 talks possible next month
UPI: The “P5+1” talks among European powers, the United States, China and Iran — stalled since June — could resume next month, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi says.
People’s power, the solution to Iran crisis
UPI: The author argues that the Iranian people are the solution to stopping Tehran obtaining a nuclear weapons capability.
Canada FM provokes Iran bust-up at world meet
AFP: Canada’s top diplomat blasted Iran for human rights violations and religious intolerance at a meeting of world parliamentarians, drawing an angry response from Tehran’s delegation.
Baha’is most persecuted religion in Iran: U.N. investigator
Reuters: Members of the Baha’i community in Iran are the most persecuted religious minority in the Islamic Republic, where suppression of alternative faiths is growing worse, U.N. special rapporteur for human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed said on Monday.
Iran’s political infighting erupts in full view
New York Times: A long and bitter rivalry between Iran’s president and an influential band of brothers in the political hierarchy exploded into the open on Monday, signaling new fractures in the facade of unity as the country confronts worsening economic conditions and isolation over the disputed Iranian nuclear program.
Iran president insists on jail visit despite snub
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday insisted he still wants to visit Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, a day after the judiciary rejected his request to see the jail, the presidency website reported.
Obama faces tough call on Iran oil sanctions
Reuters: Just weeks after the election, President Barack Obama will be faced with a pivotal decision on oil sanctions on Iran, in which he will have to balance the need to stay tough on Tehran without pushing oil prices too high.
