AFP: Iran rejects Western pressures over its nuclear activities and will never give up its rights, Tehran’s chief nuclear negotiator said Thursday ahead of crunch talks with world powers in Baghdad next week.
Iran vows never to renounce nuclear ‘rights’
Ahmadinejad ‘blocked from Olympics’
Press Association: Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims he has been blocked by the UK authorities from attending the Olympic Games in London.
Iran to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf name
AP: Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps.
Plans to strike Iran “ready”, says U.S. Israel envoy
Reuters: U.S. plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is “fully available”, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear arms.
Iran: Advocacy groups join in drive to tighten sanctions
New York Times: An American advocacy group that has successfully pushed for strict sanctions against Iran joined with a prominent European research organization to press for further economic penalties against Iran over its disputed uranium enrichment program.
Iran warns West against pressure in nuclear talks
AP: Iran’s top negotiator says his country is seeking “cooperation” from world powers in next week’s nuclear talks in Baghdad and has warned against pressure by the West.
Japan bank freezes Iran accounts after court order
AFP: A Japanese bank has halted transactions by the Iranian government after a US court ordered a $2.6 billion asset freeze over the 1983 bombing of US barracks in Beirut, a bank spokesman said on Thursday.
Total sanctions might stop Iran
Wall Street Journal: The regime is hurting. Fully cutting off its access to international business, especially banking and shipping, could be the solution to its bomb program.
Diplomat: UN experts say Iran sends arms to Syria
AP: An expert panel monitoring U.N. sanctions on Iran has reported that Syria continues to be the main destination of illicit Iranian weapons, a Security Council diplomat said Wednesday.
Man faces prison for Iran shipments scheme
AP: A federal judge has sentenced a businessman to 13 months in prison following his guilty plea in a scheme to illegally export computer parts to Iran.
