Baltimore Sun: Stop calling MEK a terrorist group and let Iranians transform their own country
Back the Iranian opposition
Tensions mounting for Iranian exiles fearful of another massacre
Epoch Times: High-profile former officials tell Secretary Clinton to take the MEK off the terrorist list
US mulling action against Iran central bank
AFP: The United States is weighing new sanctions aimed at Iran’s central bank but must tread carefully to avoid handing Tehran unintended gains or alienating young Iranians, US officials said Tuesday.
EU ministers support more sanctions on Iran
Reuters: European Union foreign ministers spoke out in favour of tougher sanctions against Iran on Monday, but ruled out any military action for now.
Iran increases prison term for traveling to Israel
AP: Iranians traveling to Israel could go to prison for up to five years instead of only three months, after Iran’s parliament revised an existing ban for such trips.
Iran ‘influenced’ Iraq over US troops’ exit
BBC: Iran influenced Baghdad’s decision to refuse to allow the US to keep troops in Iraq beyond the end of this year, a senior adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has told the BBC.
Iran may reconsider atomic watchdog cooperation
CNN: Iranian lawmakers want Tehran to reassess its cooperation with the U.N. atomic agency after the latter published what Iran calls a “politically motivated” report on its nuclear program, state-run Press TV reported
‘No more point’ in concessions, says Iran’s foreign minister
AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has said he sees no more room for compromise in the battle over Iran’s contested nuclear programme, in an interview published Sunday.
Iran says Arab League’s Syria move unhelpful
Reuters: Iran said on Sunday the Arab League’s decision to suspend Syria was unhelpful and played into the hands of foreign countries at a time when President Bashar al-Assad’s reforms should be given a chance.
Iran detains journalist over BBC broadcast
AP: Iran’s semiofficial Fars news agency says a man has been detained after broadcasting for the British Broadcasting Corporation’s Farsi-language service about an explosion at an ammunition depot.
