Reuters: The campaign to prevent another massacre at Camp Ashraf, Iraq, home to the 3,400 Iranian dissidents, at the hands of the Iraqi forces took a major step today with the launch of a television ad campaign running in the Washington, DC metropolitan area in the days leading up to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s December 12th visit to the White House.
Iranian-Americans launch television ad campaign about Camp Ashraf, Iraq, home to Iranian dissidents – IACNORCAL
Global media accuse Iran over signal jamming
AP: Leading international broadcasters on Wednesday accused Iran of increasing its intimidation of foreign media and accelerating efforts to jam satellite broadcasts in Farsi from reaching Iranian audiences.
Virtual US embassy in Iran is blocked
AP: A web-based U.S. “embassy” to Iran has been blocked by Tehran less than a day after it went online, residents said Wednesday.
Russia to stay neutral in any Iran oil ban move – energy min
Reuters: Banning Iranian oil sales would be a political move and Russia does not believe energy supplies should be used to exert pressure, Russia’s energy minister said on Wednesday.
Iran says downed US drone was deep in its airspace
AP: Iran says the downed U.S. drone was flying deep inside Iranian airspace when it was brought down by the country’s armed forces.
US launches ‘virtual’ embassy for Iran
AP: More than three decades after the bricks-and-mortar U.S. embassy in Tehran was shuttered and diplomatic relations with Iran were severed following the Islamic revolution and hostage crisis, the Obama administration has opened a virtual embassy for Iran to encourage dialogue with the Iranian people.
US criticizes Iran for blocking ‘virtual embassy’
AFP: The United States on Wednesday criticized Iran for blocking Internet access to its new “virtual embassy,” saying the move showed the Islamic regime’s distrust of its own people.
Austria considers recalling ambassador to Iran
AFP: Austria is considering recalling its ambassador to Tehran after the British embassy there was stormed, the foreign minister said Wednesday, adding all EU states should discuss this week doing the same.
Congress to hold hearing into US responsibility for Camp Ashraf
Iran Focus: Washington, Dec. 06 – Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in the United States plan to hold a hearing on Wednesday into the responsibility of the State Department towards a camp of Iranian exiles in Iraq which is feared to come under attack by Iraqi forces as US forces leave the country by the end of the year.
UN asks Iraq to extend dissident camp deadline
AFP: The United Nations on Tuesday appealed to the Iraqi government to push back a December 31 deadline to close an Iranian dissident camp north of Baghdad, warning of a growing risk of violence.
