Reuters: The United States under former President George W. Bush began building a complex cyber-weapon to try to prevent Tehran from completing suspected nuclear weapons work…
Cyber-attacks “bought us time” on Iran – U.S. sources
Court: US must decide terrorist designation
AP: A federal appeals court on Friday gave Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton four months to decide whether a group opposed to Iran should be removed from a list of foreign terrorist organizations.
Iran group must get ruling on terrorist label, court says
Bloomberg: The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, designated a terrorist group, must be told within four months by the U.S. State Department whether the label will be removed or an appeals court will order the change itself.
US asks Iraq to extradite Hezbollah suspect
Reuters: Daqduq was captured in March 2007 and initially claimed he was a deaf mute. U.S. forces accused him of being a surrogate for Iran’s elite Quds force operatives and say he joined the Lebanese Hezbollah in 1983.
Clinton – Iran must take concrete nuclear steps
Reuters: Major powers will know within a few weeks if Iran plans to take concrete action to demonstrate that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.
US says Iran must show action by Moscow talks
AP: The United States appeared to set a deadline Friday for Iran to ease world concern over its disputed nuclear program, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the Islamic republic must act by this month’s talks with world powers in Moscow.
Iraq PM blames ‘foreign influences’ in row
AFP: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday blamed “foreign influences” for a protracted political crisis that has seen political blocs opposed to him press for his ouster.
Obama order sped up wave of cyberattacks against Iran
New York Times: From his first months in office, President Obama secretly ordered increasingly sophisticated attacks on the computer systems that run Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities
Ecuador seeks renewed U.S. trade accord amid Iran negotiations
Bloomberg: Ecuador is seeking U.S. renewal of trade benefits even as it increases its ties with Iran, the Latin American country’s ambassador to the U.S. said.
Iran engaged in ‘malignant behavior’ in Syria -White House
Reuters: The White House on Thursday accused Iran of “malignant behavior” for propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and warned anew that the country’s conflict could explode into a wider proxy war unless Assad steps down.
