NBC News: It was an unguarded comment that may have strayed close to the truth: Britain’s Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks said he believes tensions over Iran were behind the Israel-Gaza violence.
Iran’s fingerprints on Hamas weaponry
West concerned about fuel move at Iran nuclear power plant
Reuters: Western officials voiced concern on Tuesday about what they described as an unexpected unloading of fuel at Iran’s first nuclear energy plant and said Tehran, which has dismissed it as a normal step, must clarify the issue.
Time to empower the Iranian Resistance
UPI: One of the major foreign policy tasks for Western leaders in the past 10 years has been the threat of Iran’s steady progress toward a possible nuclear weapon. The world’s powers’ approach to solving this problem has been focused on appeasing the theocratic rulers in order to change its rogue behavior.
Israel’s Peres accuses Iran of instigating Gaza violence
AFP: Israel’s President Shimon Peres accused Iran of encouraging the Palestinians to continue rocket attacks on Israel rather than negotiating a ceasefire, saying “they are out of their mind.”
Imported or homemade, Gaza’s rocket arsenals bedevil Israel
Reuters: Israel’s assault on Gaza’s rocket arsenals is aimed at countering what it sees as a growing strategic threat posed by Iranian-supplied missiles smuggled in through Egypt.
UN nuclear chief says Iran standoff ‘worrying’
AFP: The standoff on Iran’s nuclear programme is worrying, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said Monday, but stressed that work for a diplomatic solution should continue.
Iran starts building gas pipeline to Syria
AP: Iran has started construction on a $10 billion natural gas pipeline to key ally Syria, a news agency reported Monday, in an apparent nod of support to President Bashar Assad’s embattled regime and a further attempt by Tehran to boost energy exports battered by international sanctions.
Iran says U.S., powers must be more constructive in atom talks
Reuters: Iran is ready for new talks with global powers on its nuclear program but the United States and others seeking to rein in its uranium enrichment activities must be more constructive, Tehran’s ambassador to Russia said on Monday.
Iran defends “normal procedures” at Bushehr nuclear plant
Reuters: An Iranian diplomat said on Sunday Iran had unloaded fuel from its first atomic power plant as part of a normal technical procedure linked to transferring responsibility for the plant from Russian engineers.
Iran warns against arming Syrian rebels
AFP: Iran on Sunday warned against sending weapons to Syrian rebels battling its ally in Damascus, saying that this would threaten regional stability and increase the “risk of terrorism.”
