AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated a new policy on Tuesday to encourage population growth, dismissing Iran’s decades of internationally-acclaimed family planning as ungodly and a Western import.
Iran to pay for new babies to boost population
Iran: Octopus Paul is a symbol of Western decadence and decay
Daily Mirror: His incredible on-the-ball World Cup predictions made Paul the octopus a soccer sensation. But psychic Paul has left others feeling as sick as a parrot – especially Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Ahmadinejad: conditions still apply for nuclear talks
Reuters: Iran will resume nuclear negotiations only on certain conditions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a TV interview aired on Tuesday after the European Union imposed tough new sanctions.
Attorney in Iran stoning case remains missing
CNN: An attorney representing an imprisoned Iranian woman facing possible execution by stoning remained missing Tuesday, although his wife and brother-in-law were in custody, a human rights activist said.
Ahmadinejad says expects U.S. to attack MidEast soon
Reuters: Iran expects the United States to launch a military strike on “at least two countries” in the Middle East in the next three months, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told state-run Press TV.
Reports bolster suspicion of Iranian ties to extremists
Wall Street Journal: Cooperation among Iran, al Qaeda and other Sunni extremist groups is more extensive than previously known to the public, according to details buried in the tens of thousands of military intelligence documents released by an independent group Sunday.
David Cameron set for Iran row in Turkey trip
Daily Mirror: David Cameron’s visit to Turkey could be marred by a row over Iran today.
EU steps up Iran penalties but also lifts some curbs
Wall Street Journal: European Union foreign ministers set the seal Monday on tough new sanctions aimed at Iran’s suspected nuclear-weapons program—but at the same time unexpectedly lifted curbs restricting supplies to a nuclear-power plant Russian engineers are building in the country.
Wikileaks Afghanistan: corrupt police chief and drug baron spied for Iran
Daily Telegraph: A notorious Afghan criminal was recruited to spy for Iran before returning to Afghanistan to become a police chief, according to the leaked US war logs.
Russia says new EU sanctions on Iran “unacceptable”
Reuters: Russia said on Tuesday that new EU sanctions on Iran undermined international efforts to resolve concerns over its nuclear program, tempering hopes of closer cooperation between Moscow and the West on the issue.
