AFP: The United States on Friday denied that blacklisting more than a dozen companies and people accused of evading sanctions against Iran had violated a landmark nuclear deal reached with Tehran.
US denies breaking ‘spirit’ of Iran deal
Naghmeh Abedini pleads for husband imprisoned in Iran
UPI: The wife of U.S. pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2012, spoke before a House subcommittee on foreign affairs to plead for help securing her husband’s release.
Iran’s human rights abuses offer glimpse into Tehran’s power struggle
Fox News: These are vital questions as the U.S. and European nations grapple with the question of easing sanctions against Tehran in return for changes in Iran’s nuclear program. The truth is, no one has definitive answers.
Iranian hunger strikers gaining unity and resilience
Augusta Free Press: Iranian hunger strikers turn the worst of times into the best of times. By example, they turn Charles Dickens’ winter of despair into a spring of hope. Like Nelson Mandela’s pursuit of justice and reconciliation never wavered when facing persecution, so hunger strikers gain unity and resilience in face of tyranny.
Iran nuke deal keeps getting worse
Daily Beast: As more devilish details of the U.S.-brokered nuclear agreement are revealed, it’s becoming clearer that America got a raw deal. “The more we learn about the Iran nuclear deal, the worse it looks.”
U.N. Iran panel chair urges states to keep enforcing sanctions
Reuters: The Australian chairman of the U.N. Security Council’s Iran sanctions committee on Thursday urged the United Nations’ 193 member states to continue enforcing U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.
Iran halts nuclear talks after US blacklist move
AFP: Iranian negotiators halted nuclear talks with major powers to return to Tehran for consultations after Washington blacklisted a dozen companies and individuals for evading US sanctions, state media reported.
Time to turn up pressure on Iran’s mullahs
Boston Herald: The United States and five other global powers reached an accord with Iran last month that would freeze some of its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. The agreement is set to last for six months and allow more time for diplomatic negotiations on a more comprehensive nuclear accord.
Senators vow to add to Iran economic sanctions in 2014
Bloomberg: A number of U.S. senators vowed to continue seeking new sanctions against Iran after meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who say such measures endanger an international accord designed to limit that nation’s nuclear program.
Podhoretz: Strike Iran now to avert disaster later
Wall Street Journal: Not too many years ago, hardly anyone disagreed with John McCain when he first said that “the only thing worse than bombing Iran is letting Iran get the bomb.”
