Reuters: The United States said on Monday it would be more open to Iran taking part in a long-delayed peace conference on Syria if Iran publicly backed a 2012 statement calling for a transitional government in Syria.
U.S. opens door to Iran taking part in Syria peace conference
Billions at stake for economic winners and losers of Iran thaw
Reuters: After years of being caught in the geopolitical crossfire over Iran’s disputed nuclear program, Iranian businessmen in Dubai are daring to hope that signs of a diplomatic thaw will allow crippling economic sanctions to be lifted.
Iran insists on ‘absolute right’ to enrich uranium
AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif insisted on Monday that his country has the “absolute right” to enrich uranium on its soil, ISNA news agency reported.
MP for Hendon calls for release of Iranian hostages
Hendon Times: The MP for Hendon gave flowers to hunger strikers as he gave his support for their ongoing protest to save Iranian hostages in Iraq. Dr Matthew Offord addressed a rally for the release of seven hostages abducted from Camp Ashraf by the Iraqi army last month.
Kerry urges new nuclear proposals from Iran
AFP: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday urged Iran to come up with new nuclear proposals, rebuffing Tehran’s position that the onus is now on foreign powers to unblock the long-running impasse.
Iran’s Zarif seeks shift away from ‘lose-lose’ sanctions
Bloomberg: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said he welcomes his country’s shift away from the diplomatic isolation and the sanctions weighing on his country’s economy. Zarif said initial diplomatic discussions about Iran’s nuclear-fuel production marked a “good beginning.”
Iran says major powers must make new nuclear proposals
AFP: Iran on Sunday called for fresh proposals from the major powers in talks on its nuclear programme set to resume next week, the first since the election of moderate President Hassan Rouhani.
Israel indicts suspected Iranian spy
Reuters: Israel on Sunday indicted a Belgian-Iranian man on charges of spying for Iran, saying he had been sent to the Jewish state to set up a business as a front for intelligence gathering.
Iran arrests 4 nuclear sabotage suspects
AP: Iran’s nuclear chief said Sunday that authorities arrested four workers in an alleged sabotage plot involving one of the country’s nuclear facilities, hinting that authorities were looking at suspected international links such as Israel.
Obama says Iran a year away from nuclear bomb
AFP: US President Barack Obama said in an interview released Saturday that Iran was “a year or more away” from getting a nuclear bomb, in a clear sign of discord with Israel.
