AP: The U.N. atomic agency plans to reveal intelligence next week suggesting Iran made computer models of a nuclear warhead and other previously undisclosed details on alleged secret work by Tehran on nuclear arms, diplomats told The Associated Press on Friday.
APNewsBreak: UN has new Iranian nuke arms claims
Sarkozy condemns Iran, says no preventive strikes
AP: French President Nicolas Sarkozy says that Iran’s “obsession” with acquiring nuclear material is against international rules.
NATO leader: No intention to intervene in Iran
AP: NATO has “no intention whatsoever” of intervening in Iran, the alliance’s top official said in response to reports that some governments may be planning a military strike against Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran is top threat to U.S., military official says
Reuters: Iran is the biggest threat to the United States and its allies in the Middle East, surpassing al Qaeda, which is down but not out, a senior U.S. military official said on Friday.
After U.S. departure, a bloodbath in Iraq?
Reuters: As the clock ticks towards the end of America’s military presence in Iraq, there are increasingly dire warnings of a humanitarian disaster unless steps are taken to protect more than 3,000 Iranian dissidents living in a camp in Iraq. How closely is Washington listening?
U.S. set to raise pressure on Iran
Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration plans to use an upcoming United Nations report to rally international support for significantly ratcheting up economic and diplomatic pressure against Iran, senior administration officials said Thursday.
U.S., UK, France ratchet up pressure on Iran
Reuters: The United States, Britain and France turned up the pressure on Tehran on Thursday ahead of next week’s release of a keenly awaited U.N. report that may offer new details about the military side of Iran’s nuclear program.
Iraq may revise year-end deadline for Iranian camp
Reuters: The Iraqi government may extend a year-end deadline for more than 3,000 residents of an Iranian dissident camp to leave Iraq if a quick solution is found to resolve the issue of where they should go, a Baghdad government advisor said on Thursday.
What’s next for Iran?
Fox News: On Wednesday, Democrats and Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved harsher penalties against Iran, citing the regime’s plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador on American soil.
UK ‘will keep pressure on Iran’ – Nick Clegg
BBC: The UK will work to “exert constant, increasing pressure” on Iran over its nuclear programme, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.
