Reuters: Could the administration of President Barack Obama hasten the downfall of Iran’s government by taking an opposition group off the U.S. list of terrorist organizations?
Obama, Iran and a push for policy change
Iran blames Dakar cut on ‘foreign influence’
AFP: Iran on Wednesday blamed foreign “influence” for Senegal’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with the Islamic republic.
Clinton: Iran crackdown has killed protesters, abused human rights
CNN: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday accused Iran of a repressive crackdown on protesters and political opponents in the past 10 days, including the killing of peaceful demonstrators by security forces.
AP Exclusive: Iran hunts for uranium
AP: Iran is expanding its covert global search for the uranium it needs for its nuclear activities and a key focus is Zimbabwe, says a new intelligence report acquired by The Associated Press.
INTERVIEW-Nigeria says Iranian arms shipment was illegal
Reuters: An Iranian arms shipment seized in Nigeria last year, which Tehran says was part of a legitimate trade deal with Gambia, was illegally exported regardless of its destination, Nigeria’s foreign minister said.
U.S. sanctions Iran officials on human rights abuses
Reuters: The Treasury and State departments on Wednesday imposed sanctions against two Iranian government officials for human rights abuses in Iran since the June 2009 disputed presidential election.
UK’s Cameron says Britain committed to Iran talks
Reuters: British Prime Minister David Cameron, on a tour of the Middle East, said on Wednesday Britain remained committed to talks with Iran on its nuclear programme and to supporting Yemen’s president in his battle with al Qaeda.
Iran seeks buyers for four gasoline consignments, ministry says
Bloomberg: Iran is seeking to export four gasoline consignments by March 20, the end of the Iranian calendar year, the state-run Mehr news agency reported, citing Deputy Oil Minister Alireza Zeighami.
Radical Shiite cleric Sadr ‘back in Iraq’
AFP: Radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr returned to the holy city of Najaf from Iran on Wednesday, a source within his office told AFP.
Senegal severs ties with Iran over rebel weapons
Reuters: Senegal severed diplomatic ties with Iran on Wednesday, accusing Tehran of supplying weapons to separatist rebels in its southern Casamance region that killed three Senegalese soldiers this week.
