AP: Hundreds of farmers in central Iran have clashed with police during a protest this week against the government’s decision to divert water from the area to another province.
Iran farmers clash with police over water rights
Obama, Putin discuss Syria, Iran, set June meeting
AP: President Barack Obama has phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin, welcoming Russian cooperation on international efforts to confront Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
How Iran went nuclear
Wall Street Journal: Veteran weapons inspector Olli Heinonen on how the U.N.’s ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ has aided Tehran’s drive for the bomb—and why an unsettling secret may be lurking in the Iranian desert.
Argentina’s about-face on terror
New York Times: ON July 18, 1994, a van filled with explosives blew up outside the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and injuring hundreds. It was the worst terrorist attack ever in Argentina, which has Latin America’s largest Jewish population, and one of the deadliest anti-Semitic attacks since the Holocaust.
Influencing Iran and Obama
Washington Post: If you thought the president’s lack of seriousness about our fiscal crisis and entitlement reform was worrisome, you should brace yourself for what is going on with national security, specifically Iran.
UNHCR calls for safety and security of Iraq’s Camp Liberty population
UNHCR: UNHCR renews its deep concern about the safety and security of the residents of Camp Liberty in Iraq in light of threats, made this week, by the group claiming responsibility for the 9 February mortar attack that killed seven people and wounded dozens.
Is the U.S. kowtowing to Iran in nuclear talks?
Washington Post: The most interesting public result of the latest talks with Iran on its nuclear program was the claim by Tehran’s chief negotiator, Saeed Jalili, that the new negotiating proposal from the United States and five partners was a possible “turning point” in what has been nearly a decade of fruitless diplomacy.
Finn to become new chief U.N. nuclear inspector: diplomats
Reuters: A senior Finnish nuclear official is to become new chief United Nations nuclear inspector in charge of monitoring Iran’s disputed atomic activities and other sensitive issues, diplomats said on Friday.
Chinese trader accused of busting Iran missile embargo
Reuters: A Chinese businessman indicted in the United States over sales of missile parts to Iran is still making millions of dollars from the trade, say security officials who monitor compliance with Western and U.N. sanctions.
Iran-Pakistan pipeline work to begin March 11: officials
AFP: An Iranian-Pakistani consortium will start work next week on a much delayed $7.5 billion gas pipeline from Pakistan to Iran that has aroused strong US opposition, Pakistani officials said on Friday.
