The Observer: Britain is to further restrict exports to Iran after the government admitted there was a risk that specialist equipment currently approved for sale to the Middle Eastern country could help it develop its nuclear programme.
UK to restrict exports to Iran
Worm can deal double blow to nuclear program
New York Times: The German software engineer who in September was the first to report that a computer worm was apparently designed to sabotage targets in Iran said Friday that the program contained two separate “digital warheads.”
TV channel, part owned by Murdoch, gets threats in Iran
New York Times: In little more than a year, the Persian-language satellite television channel beamed into Iran by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and a prominent Afghan family has rapidly become one of the most popular stations in the country.
Tehran has defences against cruise missiles: Iran
AFP: The Iranian capital is equipped with air defences against cruise missiles, a top military official said on Friday, warning against any attack on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme.
Iran frees two female lawyers: website
AFP: Iran has freed two female lawyers who were detained last weekend on security charges along with three other attorneys, an opposition website reported on Friday.
America, Iran and a terrorist label
Reuters: Who says that the United States and Iran can’t agree on anything? The Great Satan, as Iran’s theocratic rulers call the United States, and the Islamic Republic see eye-to-eye on at least one thing, that the Iranian opposition group Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) are terrorists.
UN expresses ‘deep concern’ about Iran rights
AP: The U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee expressed “deep concern” Thursday about Iran’s use of flogging, stoning and amputations as punishment in an annual review of the rights situation in several countries worldwide.
Iran’s German hostages
Wall Street Journal Europe – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: If having its journalists charged with espionage is what Berlin gets for its “critical dialogue” with Tehran, then maybe it’s time for a tougher line.
Mr. Gates on Iran
Washington Post – Editorial: Part of President Obama’s mantra about Iran has been that “all options are on the table” – meaning he will not rule out military action to stop its attempt to acquire nuclear weapons. So why does Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates keep undercutting the message?
US Navy helps stranded Iranian sailors in Gulf
AP: A U.S. naval ship came to the aid of two stranded Iranian sailors in the early hours of the morning Thursday in the Persian Gulf, providing food and water until the arrival of the Iranian coast guard.
