Reuters: Hillary Clinton lost him at “hello.”
Iran and big powers to hold tentative nuclear talks
Reuters: Iran says nuclear issues are not even up for discussion when it meets major powers in Geneva on Monday, so chances of agreement are slim, though the first such talks in a year may yet lead to more substantial negotiations.
Iraq bus crash kills 14 Iranian pilgrims
AFP: Two buses collided in southern Iraq on Friday, killing 17 people, including 14 Iranian pilgrims on their way to the Shiite shrine city of Najaf, police and doctors said.
China says hopes Iran nuclear talks are constructive
Reuters: China hopes that next week’s talks in Geneva about Iran’s nuclear programme are constructive and that all who attend push for progress, the country’s foreign minister was quoted as saying by state media on Friday.
Man who targeted Iran critics skips LA court date
AP: Mohammad Reza Sadeghnia, a purported Iranian government agent who pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hitman to kill a broadcaster critical of the Iranian regime, is a fugitive from justice after missing a Los Angeles court date.
Clinton says Iran, North Korea could spark arms races
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that Iran and North Korea could spark regional arms races through their pursuit of nuclear programs, which she said threaten peace and stability around the world.
Egypt considering nuclear arms if Iran gets them
AP: Egypt’s president would consider turning his country into a nuclear power if Iran acquired atomic weapons, leaked U.S. diplomatic cables revealed.
WikiLeaks: Afghan MPs and religious scholars ‘on Iran payroll’
The Guardian: Iran is financing a range of Afghan religious and political leaders, grooming Afghan religious scholars, training Taliban militants and even seeking to influence MPs, according to cables from the US embassy in Kabul.
Iran authorities chop off man’s hand
Iran Focus: Tehran, Dec. 02 – Iranian authorities amputated the hand of a man in a prison in the western province of Kermanshah.
Iran arrests suspects over scientist’s murder
AP: Iranian security has made a number of arrests in the case of the assassination of a prominent nuclear scientist, the country’s intelligence chief said Thursday.
