Reuters: A hardline Iranian cleric called on Friday for the arrest of leaders of post-election unrest in what appeared to be a reference to defeated moderate presidential candidates Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi. Iran cleric urges arrest of post-vote “riot leaders”
Reuters: A hardline Iranian cleric called on Friday for the arrest of leaders of post-election unrest in what appeared to be a reference to defeated moderate presidential candidates Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi. Merkel threatens energy sanctions against Iran
AFP: German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time on Friday threatened energy sanctions against Iran if it fails to step up cooperation with the international community on its nuclear programme. Iran still not fully cooperative on nukes: U.S.
Reuters: Iran is still not fulfilling obligations related to its nuclear activities, despite allowing U.N. inspectors to visit a reactor and upgraded monitoring at a uranium enrichment plant, a U.S. official said on Friday. President Ahmadinejad nominates Cabinet of inexperienced cronies
The Times: President Ahmadinejad faces a confrontation with Iran’s disgruntled Parliament after packing his proposed Cabinet with inexperienced cronies and purging it of critics.
Iran allows IAEA better access at nuclear sites
Reuters: Iran has let U.N. inspectors access a nuclear reactor under construction after blocking visits for a year, and allowed better monitoring at another, but the moves were greeted with scepticism by the West. Fight brews in Iran over president’s nominees
Washington Post: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took a confrontational tone with the parliament on Thursday over the selection of his cabinet, setting the stage for a fight with the nation's legislators even as his government continues to do battle with the opposition. The face of Abbas Kargar Javid man accused of killing Neda Soltan
The Times: The man accused of killing Neda Soltan has been identified as Abbas Kargar Javid, a pro-government militiaman, after photographs of the Basiji’s ID cards appeared on the internet.
UN urged to tell all on Iran atomic work-diplomats
Reuters: Western powers, which are considering new sanctions against Iran, are urging the U.N. nuclear watchdog to reveal all the information it has that suggests Tehran is pursuing atomic weapons, diplomats said. Iran lawmakers warn of clash over new government
AP: Lawmakers criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nominees for his new government as inexperienced cronies and threatened on Thursday to reject some of them, setting the stage for a new fight between the hard-line leader and rivals with his conservative camp. COLUMN-Human bargaining chips in deals with Iran:Bernd Debusman
Reuters: Seven summers ago, in a crowded conference room of a Washington hotel, an Iranian exile leader gave the first detailed public account of Iran's until-then secret nuclear projects at the cities of Natanz and Arak. 