Bloomberg: Satellite images show that Iran has completed cleanup activity at a suspected nuclear weapons- related site, a Washington-based research group said today.
Iran completes cleanup of suspect nuclear site, group says
US lawmaker compares Iranian exile camp to Auschwitz
AFP: Lawmakers in Washington accused US and Iraqi leaders Wednesday of perpetuating appalling conditions for Iranian exiles housed near Baghdad, with one Republican comparing the facilities to Auschwitz.
Libya militia interrogates Iran Red Crescent team
AFP: Seven Iranian Red Crescent workers who were abducted by an armed group in the Libyan city of Benghazi are being held and questioned by a local militia, a security official told AFP on Wednesday.
Obama tightens sanctions on banks helping Iran sell oil
Reuters: President Barack Obama announced new U.S. sanctions on Tuesday against foreign banks that help Iran sell its oil and said the measure would add pressure on Tehran for failing to meet its international nuclear obligations.
In Iran, columnist offers tough talk about Syria
Los Angeles Times: As battles rage across Syria, the crisis has provoked a renewed round of saber-rattling in Iran, President Bashar Assad’s staunchest international ally.
Israel tells U.S. time is running out in Iran nuclear dispute
Reuters: Israel told visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday that time was running out for a peaceful settlement to the nuclear dispute with Iran because sanctions and tough talk over possible military action were failing to sway Tehran.
Iran tops agenda as Pentagon chief visits Israel
AFP: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was on Wednesday to hold top-level talks in Israel expected to focus on ways of resolving the international standoff over Iran’s disputed nuclear programme.
China hits back at new US sanctions over Iran
AFP: Beijing reacted furiously Wednesday to new US sanctions imposed on a Chinese bank over transactions with Iran, urging Washington to revoke them and saying it would lodge an official protest.
Whose agenda is the U.N. ambassador pushing in Iraq?
UPI: It is a sad day when a U.N. ambassador becomes the stooge of a repressive regime but it’s happening. Martin Kobler, the United Nations’ Iraq envoy, has brought shame on the institution by allowing himself to be duped into doing Baghdad’s dirty work.
Iran central bank starts sanctions cell: report
AFP: Iran’s central bank has established a special cell to fight back against Western economic sanctions that the institution’s chief described as “no less than military war,” the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
