AFP: A leading Democrat warned Sunday that the United States and Iran are on a “collision course” as Tehran steps up its nuclear program and escalates hostilities with its alleged plot to kill the Saudi envoy to Washington.
Leading US lawmaker warns of Iran ‘collision course’
Gingrich charges Obama lacks strong policy on Iran
AP: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is charging the Obama administration has failed to undermine the Iranian regime, saying Tehran has been “waging war against us since 1979.”
Iran faces UN rights review on Monday
AFP: The UN’s human rights committee will on Monday begin questioning Iran over its attempts to reduce executions and other extreme judicial sentences, while probing the country’s efforts at promoting key rights.
Saudi Arabia takes Iran to U.N. over alleged plot – papers
Reuters: Saudi Arabia has taken a first step to have Iran reported to the United Nations Security Council, a move that could lead to new sanctions, over an alleged plot to assassinate its ambassador in Washington, Saudi-owned newspapers reported on Sunday.
Iran’s supreme leader calls U.S. accusations meaningless
Reuters: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday U.S. accusations that two Iranians planned to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington were “meaningless”, state TV reported.
To isolate Iran, U.S. presses inspectors on nuclear data
New York Times: President Obama is pressing United Nations nuclear inspectors to release classified intelligence information showing that Iran is designing and experimenting with nuclear weapons technology. The president’s push is part of a larger American effort to further isolate and increase pressure on Iran after accusing it of a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States.
Iran upholds sentence against filmmaker Panahi
AFP: A Tehran appeals court has upheld a six-year jail sentence and 20-year filmmaking and travel ban against international award-winning Iranian director Jafar Panahi, his family told AFP on Saturday.
“Strong” IAEA report may pile pressure on Iran
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected to raise international pressure on Iran with a report next month likely to heighten suspicions about the Islamic state’s atomic ambitions, Western diplomats said on Friday.
U.S. says Tehran denial about contacts not truthful
Reuters: The United States held rare direct contacts with Iran over allegations that Tehran was behind an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador on U.S. soil, the State Department said on Friday, dismissing Iranian denials that any meeting had taken place.
Iran ‘most significant’ threat to world: Canada PM
AFP: Iran is the “most significant” threat to world peace and security, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday after the US accused Tehran of plotting to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington.
