UPI: Web users in Iran say they can’t connect to the official London 2012 Olympics site and are redirected to a site with stories from Iran’s official news agencies.
Olympics Web site blocked in Iran
Iran proposal joins jockeying before nuclear talks
AP: Iran is signaling a possible compromise offer heading into critical talks with world powers deeply suspicious of its nuclear program: offering to scale back uranium enrichment but not abandon the ability to make nuclear fuel.
US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf
AP: The U.S. Navy said Monday it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions with Iran over its disputed nuclear program.
Kuwait mulls plans to deal with Hormuz closure
AFP: Kuwait is mulling “many scenarios” in case the strategic Strait of Hormuz is closed, disrupting its vital oil exports, a top official said on Monday.
On Iran, reality bites
New York Times : Bad news: the Obama administration and the West hold a lousy hand as they go into talks with Iran.
Former US officials say they will not be intimidated or silenced
PRNewswire: Former US officials reiterate backing for delisting the Iranian opposition group, say they will not be intimidated or silenced, according to Iranian-American community of northern California.
Japan tells off ex-PM Hatoyama over Iran visit
AFP: The Japanese government on Monday gave a former prime minister a ticking off over a “personal” visit to Iran, where he met President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and apparently criticised the IAEA.
American universities infected by foreign spies detected by FBI
Bloomberg: She also worried that the company, which had investors from Iran and wanted to recruit students from there, might be a front for the Iranian government, she said.
World powers to hold talks with Iran on April 14: EU
Reuters: World powers will hold the next round of nuclear negotiations with Iran on April 14 in Istanbul, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Sunday.
Options in Iran depend on intelligence
UPI: The U.S. government plans to use massive surveillance before making the call on striking Iran, an intelligence source told The Washington Post.
