AP: A team of U.N. experts has returned from Tehran without agreement on a long-sought deal that would restart its probe of suspicions that Tehran secretly worked on developing nuclear arms.
UN fails in attempt to restart Iran nuke probe
Iran strengthened cyber capabilities after Stuxnet: U.S. general
Reuters: Iran responded to a 2010 cyber attack on its nuclear facilities by beefing up its own cyber capabilities, and will be a “force to be reckoned with” in the future, a senior U.S. Air Force official told reporters on Thursday.
US Christian faces death in Iran trial: family
AFP: A Tehran court will next week put on trial an Iranian American Christian on charges that could carry the death penalty, his wife said Thursday, in a case that has raised concern among US officials.
Banks seek U.S. help on Iran cyberattacks
Wall Street Journal: Major U.S. banks are pressing for government action to block or squelch what Washington officials say is an intensifying Iranian campaign of cyberattacks against American financial institutions.
Iranian ship flees detention in Sri Lanka
Reuters: An Iranian-flagged cargo ship has fled Sri Lanka’s waters after weeks of detention by its navy, acting on a court order obtained by Germany’s DVB Bank, officials and a lawyer acting for the bank said on Thursday.
Iran President urges sanctions remedy
Wall Street Journal: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presented measures to counter international sanctions that he said were hurting the nation’s economy, as United Nations envoys tried to restart nuclear talks that could ease those penalties.
White House says Iran under pressure from sanctions
AFP: The White House said Thursday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s latest warnings on the state of Iran’s economy, proved the “profound impact” of nuclear sanctions.
Watchdog group: Iran to jail protest leader
AP: A media watchdog group says the founder of an Iranian protest group led by mothers has been ordered to begin a six-month prison sentence after being convicted of anti-government activity.
Iranian ship flees Sri Lanka amid financial row
AFP: An Iranian cargo vessel at the centre of a financial row with a German lender fled Sri Lanka Thursday despite warnings to remain in anchorage, a naval official said.
No deal seen clinched in U.N. nuclear talks with Iran
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran appear to have failed again in talks this week to finalize a deal to unblock an investigation into suspected atom bomb research in the Islamic state, a diplomatic source said on Thursday.
