Reuters: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s U.N. speech about Iranian nuclear advances has dampened speculation in Israel that he could order a war this year.
Israelis see no Iran war this year after Netanyahu’s speech
Argentina, Iran meet over Jewish center bombing
AFP: The foreign ministers of Argentina and Iran met at the United Nations to discuss the deadly 1994 attack on a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, officials said.
Romney ‘stands with’ Netanyahu on Iran
AFP: White House hopeful Mitt Romney expressed solidarity Thursday with Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli leader called for a “red line” on Iran to stop it from reaching nuclear weapons capability.
China says Iran nuclear talks at “crucial stage”
Reuters: China said on Thursday that the disagreement over Iran’s nuclear program had reached “a new, crucial stage,” calling for Tehran to begin a new round of talks with world powers, something a U.S. official said could happen at some point.
UK tells Iran to end Assad support
AP: Iran should only play a role in international diplomatic efforts to end the violence in Syria if it withdraws support for President Bashar Assad’s regime, Britain’s Middle East minister said Thursday.
Israel’s Netanyahu draws his “red line” for Iran
AP: In his most detailed plea to date for global action against Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the world has until next summer at the latest to stop Iran before it can build a nuclear bomb.
Major powers demand urgent Iran action on nuclear fears
AFP: Iran must take urgent action to allay mounting international concerns over its nuclear drive, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said Thursday after talks among the major powers.
Turkey’s Erdogan slams Russia, China, Iran over Syria
Reuters: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Russia, China and Iran on Thursday, saying their stance on the crisis in neighboring Syria was allowing a massacre to go on unabated.
Azerbaijan jails members of terrorist group linked to Iran
Bloomberg: An Azeri court imprisoned members of an Iran-linked group that plotted to kill the head of a Jewish school in the capital, Baku.
A flimsy U.S. sanctions policy toward Iran
Washington Post: Recent revelations from the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran has both continued and expanded its uranium enrichment activities have focused attention anew on U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic.
