AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday warned Iran not to interfere in Iraq after the decision to pull all American troops out of the war-wracked neighboring state by the end of the year.
Clinton warns Iran on Iraq interference
Obama foes blast Iraq withdrawal amid Iran worries
AFP: President Barack Obama’s conservative critics on Friday blasted his announcement that all US troops will leave Iraq by year’s end, citing worries US archnemesis Iran will fill the vacuum.
Iran sentences reformist journalist to six year in prison
AFP: Iran has sentenced a reformist journalist, Abdolreza Tajik, to six year in prison after he was convicted of propaganda against the regime, the governmental Iran newspaper reported on Thursday.
EU sanctions five Iranians over Saudi ambassador ‘plot’
AFP: The European Union on Friday targeted five Iranians with anti-terrorist sanctions relating to an alleged failed bid to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the United States.
Five dead, 6 trapped in Iran oil rig ship -report
Reuters: Five people were killed and another six were trapped inside a ship that sank while ferrying people from Iranian oil rigs to the mainland, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
For an effective response to Iran, remove MeK from terror list
Charlotte Observer: The foiled plot by agents of the Iranian regime to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. has officials in the Obama administration furiously scratching their heads for an “appropriate” response.
Azerbaijan border forces kill Iranian guard: report
AFP: Azeri security forces shot dead a young Iranian border guard who strayed into Azerbaijan, an Iranian local commander quoted by Fars news agency said on Thursday.
Clinton in Oman for talks on Iran
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid a brief visit to Oman Wednesday for talks with Sultan Qaboos on rising tensions with Iran over its alleged plot to kill a Saudi envoy, officials said.
Hollywood calls for release of Iran filmmakers
AFP: Hollywood has expressed concern about Iran’s crackdown on directors and actors and called on Tehran to release filmmakers detained last month.
U.S. denies Iran claims that Saudi plot defendant belongs to exile group
New York Times: Obama administration officials on Wednesday denied Iranian news reports that a man charged in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States is actually an agent of an exiled Iranian opposition group.
