AFP: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday voiced his country’s unwavering support for Tehran’s nuclear ambitions in a meeting with Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to an official statement.
Turkey voices support for Iran nuclear programme
Explosions heard as Arab summit opens in Baghdad
AP: The annual Arab summit meeting opened in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday with only 10 of the leaders of the 22-member Arab League in attendance and amid a growing rift between Arab countries over how far they should go to end the one-year conflict in Syria.
Kuwait condemns Sunnis for burning Iran flag
AFP: Kuwait on Thursday condemned Sunni activists for setting ablaze an Iranian flag during a rally to protest a Shiite tweeter’s insults against Islam’s Prophet Mohammed.
Syrian suspicions swirl over Iranian hand in Assad’s repression
Reuters: The Syrian rebel fighter pulled a small copper-plated bullet from his trouser pocket, offering it as supporting evidence as he leveled charges of Iranian involvement in President Bashar al-Assad’s army crackdown.
BRICS summit insists on dialogue for Syria, Iran
AFP: The world’s emerging powers on Thursday said dialogue was the only answer to crises in Syria and Iran at a summit aimed at bolstering their non-Western alliance’s influence on global affairs.
Judge awards $44 million for ’83 Beirut attack
AP: A federal judge has awarded $44.6 million from Iran to victims of the 1983 suicide truck-bombing attack on U.S. Marines in Beirut. But the money will be difficult to collect.
US sanctions Iran for aiding Syria
Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration sanctioned an Iranian airline for allegedly ferrying machine guns and munitions into Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad put down a rebellion against his rule.
India may be exempted from U.S. sanctions, Hindustan Times says
Bloomberg: India may be exempted from U.S. sanctions because of its plans to reduce Iranian oil imports by as much as 20 percent, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported, citing unidentified government officials.
Senate to soon move on new Iran sanctions-Reid
Reuters: The Senate may soon consider a new package of sanctions targeting Iran’s oil revenues, Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday.
Iran praises Syria for its handling of uprising
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad praised the Syrian leadership’s handling of a year-long uprising in which thousands have died, saying Tehran would do everything it could to support its closest Arab ally, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.
