AP: Azerbaijan’s security agency says it has busted an alleged terrorist group working for Iran’s secret services.
Azerbaijan says it busted pro-Iran terror group
EU urges Iran to stay execution of Canada resident
AFP: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called Tuesday on Iran to halt the execution of an Iranian man with Canadian residency condemned to death on charges he operated a pornographic website.
White House: still time for Iran diplomacy to work
Reuters: The White House said on Tuesday there is still enough time for diplomacy with Iran to work and prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Iran says UN nuke inspectors will not visit sites
AP: A U.N. team visiting Iran has no plans to inspect the country’s nuclear facilities and will only hold talks with officials in Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
MPs back government over Iran
BBC: MPs have voted to support the government in its decision not to rule out military force against Iran, as ministers seek to increase pressure on Tehran over the country’s nuclear ambitions.
Thailand names sixth Bangkok bomb suspect
BBC:Thai police escort suspect Mohamad Khazaei to the scene of the first blast in Bangkok, 20 February Police brought Mohamad Khazaei back to the scene of the first blast on Monday.
Iranian navy ships return from Syria through Suez
Reuters: Two Iranian naval ships returned from Syria through the Suez Canal Tuesday, a Suez Canal source said.
Asia taking lion’s share of Iranian oil exports
AFP: Iran, which on Monday said it planned to halt oil sales to several more European Union states in addition to Britain and France, sends only around a fifth of its exports to the EU, with Asian countries taking the lion’s share, according to US and international oil agencies.
UN nuclear inspectors to press Iran on weapons
AP: U.N. nuclear inspectors starting a two-day visit to Tehran on Monday sought to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visit a key military facility as they try to gauge allegations that Iran is pushing toward making an atomic weapon.
Iran holds anti-air exercises defending nuclear sites
AFP: Iran’s military announced on Monday it has launched four days of manoeuvres in the south of the country aimed at boosting anti-air defences protecting nuclear sites.
