Wall Street Journal: President Barack Obama said he would take no options off the table in confronting Iran, and defended his Iran record in the face of Republican attack, saying the sanctions imposed already have had “enormous bite and enormous scope.”
Obama dismisses criticism of approach to Iran
Iran says Duqu malware under ‘control’
AFP: Iran said on Sunday it had found a way to “control” the computer malware Duqu, which is similar to Stuxnet virus which in 2010 attacked its nuclear programme and infected more than 30,000 computers.
Graham: military last guard against nuclear threat
AP: Sen. Lindsay Graham is siding with a Republican presidential candidate who’s calling for military action if all else fails to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
U.K. has Iran, Syria plans ‘in the locker,’ forces chief says
Bloomberg: Britain has contingency plans “in the locker” should Iran’s nuclear program or a deteriorating situation in Syria necessitate action from the U.K. military, the chief of the defense staff said.
Bahrain: Alleged terror cell had high Iran links
AP: An alleged Iranian-linked terror cell had contact with the Tehran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard and planned attacks against high profile sites, including Saudi Embassy and a Gulf causeway linking Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, authorities in Bahrain claimed Sunday.
Son of conservative Iranian politician dies in Dubai
Reuters: The son of a prominent Iranian conservative, who had been estranged from his father in the past and criticised the government, has been found dead in a Dubai hotel, a police official and an Iranian website said on Sunday.
Iran detains 2 Kuwaitis on espionage suspicion
AP: Iran’s semiofficial Fars news agency says Iranian security has detained two Kuwaiti citizens in southwestern Iran for suspected espionage activities.
Romney: Obama re-election spells nuclear Iran
AP: Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney says that if President Barack Obama wins a second term, Iran will obtain a nuclear weapon.
Merkel urges use of more sanctions on Iran-paper
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a U.N. report that Iran had worked on an atomic weapon design was “alarming” but sanctions had not been fully exhausted as a means of pressuring Tehran, and Germany would consider a tougher round of measures.
Obama to press Medvedev, Hu on Iran
AFP: President Barack Obama will Saturday personally impress upon the leaders of Russia and China deep US concerns over a UN watchdog’s report that Iran has worked on nuclear weapons systems.
