Wall Street Journal: New Yorkers, from the mayor to hoteliers, are hardly rolling out the red carpet for Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who plans to attend a Monday conference at the United Nations. No hail to Iran chief from N.Y.
Wall Street Journal: New Yorkers, from the mayor to hoteliers, are hardly rolling out the red carpet for Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who plans to attend a Monday conference at the United Nations. Sarkozy urges China to back Iran sanctions
New York Times: President Nicolas Sarkozy of France told President Hu Jintao of China that nations would have to impose new sanctions on Iran if it refuses to curb its nuclear program, official Chinese news organizations reported on Thursday. Executive linked to Iran probe is sentenced in NYC
AP: The former president of a foundation prosecutors say has provided services to the Iranian government has been sentenced in New York City to three months in prison for obstructing justice. Iran sanctions may be ‘unavoidable’: Lavrov
AFP: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov admitted on Thursday that Iran was a "difficult partner" and warned targeted sanctions over its contested nuclear programme may become "unavoidable". EXCLUSIVE: U.N. elects Iran to Commission on Women’s Rights
FOX News: Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing a four-year seat on the influential human rights body to a theocratic state in which stoning is enshrined in law and lashings are required for women judged "immodest." Clinton: Iran will fail to disrupt nuke meeting
AP: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says any attempt by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to undermine what the U.S. sees as the central purpose of next month's nuclear conference at the United Nations will meet with failure. Eni says hands over Iran oilfield to local partners
Reuters: Italy's oil and gas major Eni is handing over operatorship of Darkhovin oilfield in Iran to local partners to avoid U.S. sanctions for doing business with Iran, Eni said in a document for U.S. authorities. Lawyer: Iranian in Italy arms probe out of jail
AP: A lawyer for an Iranian journalist jailed in Rome in March in a probe of alleged arms sales to Iran in defiance of an international embargo says his client's been given house arrest. Iran leader plans to join UN nuclear talks
AFP: Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to join a major UN nuclear disarmament summit next week in New York, even as the US and other powers seek tougher sanctions at the world body to halt Tehran's suspect atomic work. AP source: US Navy has encounter with Iranian jet
AP: A U.S. military official says the Navy had a close encounter with an Iranian surveillance jet last week in the Gulf of Oman. 