AP: China’s president called Tuesday for the creation of a new Asian structure for security cooperation based on a regional group that includes Russia and Iran and excludes the United States.
China calls for new Asian security structure
Ex-Marine’s family seeks his freedom from Iran
AP: Two members of Congress and the family of a former Marine now detained in Iran called for his freedom Monday, on the observance of his 1,000th day in prison on spying charges. Iran arrested Amir Hekmati in August 2011 while he was on a trip to visit his grandmothers in Tehran.
Iran’s forgotten prisoners of conscience
Wall Street Journal: As Iran approaches the anniversary of Hasan Rouhani’s presidential victory, the Islamic Republic’s human-rights record, particularly its treatment of religious minorities, remains abysmal. This is especially true for the Baha’is, Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority.
Iran throws monkey wrench into nuclear deal
Daily Caller: Three days of negotiations in the fourth round of Geneva discussions ended in arguments and confrontations when the Iranian team presented new “red lines,” diminishing any hope by the Obama administration to claim victory in its approach to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran voices tougher line on planned nuclear reactor
Reuters: Iran appeared to take a harder line in its nuclear dispute with world powers on Sunday by dismissing as “ridiculous” one idea that could allay Western concerns about a planned atomic research reactor.
U.S. warns ‘time is short’ as Iran nuclear talks make little progress
Reuters: Iran and six world powers made little progress this week in talks on ending their dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program, U.S. and Iranian officials said on Friday, raising doubts over the prospects for a breakthrough by a July 20 deadline.
Head of Iranian resistance calls on Canada to lead international investigation of attacks on Ashraf and Liberty
Iran News Update: Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran spoke before the Canadian parliament on Thursday and asked it to initiate an independent international investigation into recent killings carried out by the Iraqi government at the behest of Tehran.
Iran’s ‘drone clone’ latest in long line of fakes, experts say
Fox News: The “Mini-Me drone” Iran says it reverse-engineered from an American aircraft is a crude fake, according to a new report, making it just the latest in a long line of the Islamic Republic’s phony claims of weapons wizardry.
Hagel says US won’t let Iran build nuclear weapon
AP: U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pledged to Israeli leaders Friday that the U.S. “will do what we must” to prevent the Jewish state’s greatest fear of a nuclear-armed Iran. Hagel made the public pledge in a statement at talks in Jerusalem with Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iran recruiting afghan refugees to fight for regime in Syria
Wall Street Journal: Iran has been recruiting thousands of Afghan refugees to fight in Syria, offering $500 a month and Iranian residency to help the Assad regime beat back rebel forces, according to Afghans and Western officials.
