Reuters: Israel’s “go-it-alone” option to attack Iran’s nuclear sites has set the Middle East on edge and unsettled its main ally at the height of a U.S. presidential election campaign.
Insight: Azerbaijan eyes aiding Israel against Iran
Justice ‘prevailed’ as PMOI/MEK removed from terror lists
Public Service Europe: After 15 years of court hearings and appeals, justice has finally prevailed and the PMOI has been removed from a list it should never have been on in the first place.
Iran touts domestic Internet as Gmail ban rankles
AP: Iranian officials announced that they would soon introduce local alternatives to Google and its Gmail e-mail service, even as the country’s media and even some officials stepped up complaints over Tehran’s decision to enact a ban on Gmail.
Iran jury finds Reuters guilty over ninja report
AFP: An Iranian jury on Sunday found the international news agency Reuters guilty of the crime of “propaganda against the regime” for a report early this year mischaracterising female ninja students as assassins, media said.
Iraq to check Syria-bound Iran flights for arms: Zebari
Reuters: Iraq will ask Syria-bound Iranian planes passing through its airspace to land for random inspections after Washington said they could be ferrying arms to Damascus, the Iraqi foreign minister said in an interview.
Iran sanctions could spark uprising: Israel FM
AFP: International sanctions could trigger a popular uprising in Iran like last year’s revolt in Egypt that toppled president Hosni Mubarak, Israel’s foreign minister said in an interview published Sunday.
Extra sanctions aim to punish Iran and restrain Israel
AFP: The European Union and United States are set to toughen nuclear sanctions aiming to punish Iran while seeking to hold back Israel from a military strike, top officials said as the showdown enters a critical phase.
Italy FM: Israeli attack against Iran could happen
AP: Italy’s foreign minister said the option of an Israeli attack against Iranian nuclear facilities is a concrete possibility, though increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic from Europe in the coming weeks could help jump start negotiations
Iran shippers face difficulty dodging sanctions
Wall Street Journal: Officials from landlocked Mongolia said they would cancel the flag registrations of five Iranian cargo ships, providing a window into the cat-and-mouse game played by international authorities that are trying to curb Tehran weapons programs and by Iranian companies trying to work around them.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says talks will progress after U.S. election
Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said talks over his country’s development of enriched uranium will be more productive after the U.S. election and expressed optimism the two sides will “be able to take some steps forward.”
