AFP: The European Union warned Iran on Sunday that it risks new sanctions if it fails to return to international talks aimed at easing concerns about its disputed nuclear programme.
EU threatens Iran with new sanctions over nuclear drive
AP Exclusive: Note shows big power split over Iran
AP: Russia and China are urging the chief U.N nuclear inspector to scrap or delay U.S.-backed plans to reveal intelligence on Iran’s alleged nuclear arms experiments, in a bluntly worded confidential document obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
U.S., Europe plan talks on sanctioning Iran’s central bank
Wall Street Journal: U.S. and European officials this week will discuss ways to target Iran’s central bank, a possible response to Iran’s alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Washington, senior U.S. officials said.
Clinton to Iran: Don’t misread departure from Iraq
AP: Iran should not misread the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq as affecting the U.S. commitment to the fledgling democracy, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday.
Bodies of 6 Indians found in Iran diving chamber
AFP: The bodies of six Indian divers working on an Iranian oil field in the Gulf were recovered Sunday from a diving chamber that became trapped underwater when its support ship sank, officials said.
Iran lawmakers target two Ahmadinejad ministers
Reuters: Iran’s parliament threatened on Sunday to impeach two of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s ministers, in a new wave of pressure against the president who is under attack from lawmakers.
Iran central bank dismisses U.S. sanctions threat
Reuters: Iran dismissed on Saturday a threat by Washington to impose sanctions on its central bank in response to an alleged assassination plot, saying the United Nations would block the plan and other central banks would not accept it.
Iran parliament impeaches economy minister
AFP: Iran’s parliament on Sunday launched an impeachment process against the economy minister for alleged laxity in monitoring banks, in fallout from a 1.6-billion-dollar embezzlement scandal.
Iran nuclear talks could resume soon – EU’s Ashton
Reuters: Major powers are willing to meet with Iran within weeks if it is prepared to “engage seriously in meaningful discussions” and address concerns about its nuclear programme, the European Union’s foreign policy chief told Tehran in a letter on Friday.
Hundreds rally in support of Iranian opposition
AP: Hundreds of people rallied outside the White House on Saturday, calling on President Barack Obama to remove an Iranian opposition group once allied with Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime from the U.S. list of terrorist organizations.
