AP: The United States appeared to set a deadline Friday for Iran to ease world concern over its disputed nuclear program, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the Islamic republic must act by this month’s talks with world powers in Moscow.
US says Iran must show action by Moscow talks
Iraq PM blames ‘foreign influences’ in row
AFP: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday blamed “foreign influences” for a protracted political crisis that has seen political blocs opposed to him press for his ouster.
Obama order sped up wave of cyberattacks against Iran
New York Times: From his first months in office, President Obama secretly ordered increasingly sophisticated attacks on the computer systems that run Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities
Ecuador seeks renewed U.S. trade accord amid Iran negotiations
Bloomberg: Ecuador is seeking U.S. renewal of trade benefits even as it increases its ties with Iran, the Latin American country’s ambassador to the U.S. said.
Iran engaged in ‘malignant behavior’ in Syria -White House
Reuters: The White House on Thursday accused Iran of “malignant behavior” for propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and warned anew that the country’s conflict could explode into a wider proxy war unless Assad steps down.
Eni suspends Iran’s debt payments in oil -sources
Reuters: Italy’s Eni, which has been receiving payments in oil from Iran for debts, is reworking the deal and is unlikely to import crude in July after European Union sanctions on Tehran take effect, market sources said on Thursday.
Iran razes buildings near suspected Parchin nuclear site
Bloomberg: Iran razed two buildings near a suspected nuclear-trigger test site inside of its sprawling Parchin military complex, satellite images published by the Institute for Science and International Security show.
Demolition visible at Iran military site
UPI: Iran appears to have destroyed two small buildings at the Parchin military complex where nuclear weapons development is suspected, a U.S. security group said.
Facebook is a ‘blessing’, says ex-Iran leader: report
AFP: Facebook is a “blessing” that helps freedom-seeking movements challenge tyranny, a former president of Iran — which routinely blocks access to the social networking site — was quoted as saying in a report by the ISNA news agency.
Iran’s leader: Punishment for Syria massacre
AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that those responsible for last week’s massacre of more than 100 people in Syria should be punished, in unusually harsh criticism from a staunch ally.
