Bloomberg: Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani told lawmakers to cool their rhetoric and respect the assembly’s etiquette, after two days of often heated debate over President Hassan Rohani’s cabinet nominees.
Iran Speaker tells lawmakers to watch tongues in Cabinet debate
Incoming top Iran diplomat backs ‘nuclear rights’
AP: Iran’s incoming foreign minister says he will not back down from fighting for Iran’s right to maintain its disputed nuclear program. Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks during a Tuesday confirmation hearing before parliament, expected to approve his appointment later this week.
Analysis: Saudi feud too bitter for new Iran president to fix
Reuters: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah’s disdain for Iran leaps from U.S. embassy cables. “May God prevent us from falling victim to their evil,” he told U.S. officials, according to a cable released by WikiLeaks.
Implications of Iran and Sudan’s growing alliance
Huffington Post: Recent geopolitical developments across the Middle East and Africa have added momentum to Iran and Sudan’s strategic partnership, an alliance driven primarily by an interest in weakening the power of Israel, and by extension the U.S., throughout East Africa.
Hasan Rouhani: No ‘moderate’ in Iran
Miami Herald: Since the conclusion of Iran’s presidential elections, some in the West believe that the newly elected President Hasan Rouhani is a “moderate” who will open the door for diplomacy and offer the best chance for a nuclear settlement with Tehran. It is time for a reality check.
India looks to buy more Iranian oil
Wall Street Journal: India’s finance minister said Monday that the country wants to boost imports of Iranian crude as it wrestles with economic woes—a step that comes weeks after the U.S. State Department exempted New Delhi from sanctions.
The Iranian moderate fantasy
The Hill: Hitler’s drive for expansion was encouraged, especially by the inaction of Great Britain after annexation of Austria. Appeasement was the motto of the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, convinced that he could contain the Nazi regime and its Fuhrer.
Rohani parries lawmakers’ criticism of Iran cabinet nominees
Bloomberg: Iran’s new president, Hassan Rohani, defended his cabinet nominees before parliament, trying to deflect concerns that some have ties to opposition figures who led protests against the regime four years ago.
Hard-liners challenge Iran’s proposed Cabinet
AP: Hard-line parliamentarians challenged Monday the Cabinet proposed by Iran’s new president, accusing him of nominating ministers who are friendly to the West or who back “sedition” against the country’s clerically dominated system of government.
Iran: Rouhani’s choice for defence minister is a US Embassy hostage taker
Iran News Update: Hassan Rouhani’s choice for defence minister is a former terrorist student who stormed the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979, taking 53 American diplomats hostage.
