AP: Iranian athletes will compete against Israelis at the London Olympics, according to the country’s chef de mission.
Iran says Olympians will compete against Israelis
Toppling Iran’s Unsteady Regime
Wall Street Journal: Sanctions may not bring Tehran to heel on nuclear arms, but they can undermine the regime. The decades of economic mismanagement by Iran’s authoritarian leaders have culminated in five years of increasingly stern sanctions, which are crippling Iran’s economy.
Iran, EU officials seek common ground for renewing nuclear talks
Bloomberg: Iranian and European Union officials meet in Istanbul today in an attempt to establish common ground for another round of international talks on the Islamic republic’s nuclear program.
Gulf states back Yemen in Iran spy cell row
AFP: The energy-rich Gulf Cooperation Council on Monday expressed support for Yemen’s security days after Sanaa said it uncovered what it called an Iranian spy cell.
Trial of Iranians on explosives charges starts in Nairobi
AFP: The trial of two Iranians charged with possession of explosives allegedly destined to be used in bomb attacks in Kenya began Monday in a Nairobi court.
Iran returns sanction fight to Gulf shipping lanes
AP: When Pentagon officials announced plans to send U.S. Navy minesweepers and warships into the Gulf for exercises, they carefully tried to avoid framing it as a direct show of force against Iran. Tehran took care of that.
Iran: No plans to close strategic Strait of Hormuz
AP: A top Iranian naval commander said Monday that Tehran’s forces have full control over the Gulf’s strategic Strait of Hormuz, but have no plans to try to close the route for one-fifth of the world’s oil.
With Iran, deterrence won’t work
New York Daily News: Prof. Kenneth Waltz recently made this dangerously naive argument: “If Iran goes nuclear, Israel and Iran will deter each other, as nuclear powers always have . . . leading to a Middle East that is more stable than it is today.”
Iran’s “chicken crisis” is simmering political issue
Reuters: Earlier this month, Iran’s national police chief ventured boldly into what has become known as the country’s “chicken crisis.” The feathers haven’t stopped flying since.
Iran, Hezbollah plotted in more than 20 states: Israel
AFP: Israeli intelligence chiefs told the cabinet on Sunday that Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah had plotted attacks in more than 20 countries over the past two years, the prime minister’s office said.
