AFP: The announcement comes after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that he was hoping to attend the London Olympics, which start on July 27, but that British authorities were reluctant to allow him.
Leaders guilty of rights abuses banned from Olympics
Britain ‘mulling role in any Iran-Israel conflict’
AFP: Britain’s leaders are discussing how to respond to any military confrontation between Israel and Iran, including the possible involvement of its navy, the BBC reported Wednesday.
Getting a good deal with Iran
Wall Street Journal: Beware ‘confidence-building’ measures that never force Tehran to verifiably abandon its pursuit of a nuclear-weapons capability.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad to visit China: embassy
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Beijing next month, a spokesman for the Islamic republic’s embassy said Wednesday, amid an escalating crisis over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Israel: Iran deal doesn’t rule out possible strike
AP: Israel’s defense minister says Iran’s preliminary agreement to open its nuclear facilities to U.N. inspectors doesn’t rule out a possible Israeli military strike.
Iran, world powers seek breakthrough in Baghdad
AFP: Iran and six world powers meet for talks in Baghdad on Wednesday hoping to silence what US President Barack Obama called the “drums of war” and pave the way to a deal that will end decades of enmity.
Obama’s preference for talks with Iran faces test
AP: President Barack Obama’s preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons.
S.Korea seeks exemption from EU Iran oil ban
AFP: Seoul is seeking an exemption from a European Union embargo that would effectively halt shipments of Iranian oil to South Korea from July 1, officials said on Tuesday.
US Senate approves sanctions against Iran
AFP: The US Senate approved new sanctions against Iran aimed at convincing the Islamic Republic to suspend its uranium enrichment, which western powers say is a cover for developing nuclear weapons.
Iran nuclear talks step in Iraq’s re-emergence
AFP: Nuclear talks between the major powers and Iran that are to be held in Baghdad on Wednesday have major implications for global security but also mark the latest step in Iraq’s emergence from isolation.
