UPI: A new report commissioned by the Pentagon and released by the Library of Congress provides a frightening look into the operations of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence Services right here in the United States.
Iranian spies in our midst
Iran arrests political editor of reformist paper
Reuters: Iran arrested the managing director and political editor of a pro-reform daily on Wednesday, with the semi-official Fars news agency saying their detentions were linked to the publication of a letter from a former president about media freedom.
Iran, Turkmenistan agree on natural gas barters, official says
Bloomberg: Iran and Turkmenistan reached an agreement for the Persian Gulf country to export goods to Turkmenistan in exchange for some of the natural gas it purchases from its northern neighbor, a trade official said.
AIPAC seeks tighter Iran sanctions
UPI: Pro-Israel advocates lobbied U.S. congressional members for tighter sanctions against Iran and protection of aid to Israel from the sequester’s automatic cuts.
U.S. envoy walks out of nuclear meeting over Iran’s Israel remark
Reuters: The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations nuclear watchdog stormed out of an agency meeting on Wednesday in protest when Iran’s representative accused Israel of “genocide”, diplomats said.
US says IAEA may have to change Iran approach on ‘PMD’
AFP: After nine fruitless meetings with Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons research, the UN atomic agency may have to change approach, the US envoy to the IAEA said on Wednesday.
IAEA chief Amano wins new term, Iran “hopes he will change”
Reuters: Yukiya Amano, who led the U.N. nuclear watchdog to take a tougher approach to Iran, secured a second four-year term as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Wednesday.
US accuses Iran of nuke ‘deception and delay’
AP: A senior U.S. envoy says Iran is committed to “deception, defiance and delay” in how it deals with international concerns about its nuclear program.
U.S. warns Iran of more “isolation” in nuclear dispute
Reuters: The United States warned Iran on Wednesday that it faces further international isolation if it fails to address U.N. nuclear watchdog concerns about its atomic activities.
EU says Iran nuclear “procrastination” unacceptable
Reuters: The European Union said on Wednesday that Iranian stonewalling of a U.N. nuclear agency inquiry into suspected atom bomb research was “unacceptable”, and voiced deep concern about Tehran’s expanding atomic work.
