AFP: Iran made a formal protest on Thursday over a US drone entering “deep” into its eastern airspace last week, and aired footage of what appeared to be the downed aircraft on state television.
Iran airs footage of US drone, protests ‘violation’
Obama defends US sanctions policy on Iran
AFP: US President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his policy on Iran amid fierce Republican criticism of his effort to halt the Islamic republic’s nuclear drive, saying Tehran is under the “toughest sanctions” ever.
Sanctions on Iran oil may block payments to Italy’s ENI
AFP: Italian oil giant ENI said Thursday that a possible European oil embargo on Iran could prevent it from recovering almost $2 billion that the National Iranian Oil Company owes it in crude.
Doubts Iran can make use of wrecked drone: US
AFP: The United States has doubts Iran will be able to make use of the highly sophisticated technology found in a stealth drone that crashed in Iran during a reconnaissance mission, a US official said Wednesday.
Iranian-Americans launch television ad campaign about Camp Ashraf, Iraq, home to Iranian dissidents – IACNORCAL
Reuters: The campaign to prevent another massacre at Camp Ashraf, Iraq, home to the 3,400 Iranian dissidents, at the hands of the Iraqi forces took a major step today with the launch of a television ad campaign running in the Washington, DC metropolitan area in the days leading up to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s December 12th visit to the White House.
Global media accuse Iran over signal jamming
AP: Leading international broadcasters on Wednesday accused Iran of increasing its intimidation of foreign media and accelerating efforts to jam satellite broadcasts in Farsi from reaching Iranian audiences.
Virtual US embassy in Iran is blocked
AP: A web-based U.S. “embassy” to Iran has been blocked by Tehran less than a day after it went online, residents said Wednesday.
Russia to stay neutral in any Iran oil ban move – energy min
Reuters: Banning Iranian oil sales would be a political move and Russia does not believe energy supplies should be used to exert pressure, Russia’s energy minister said on Wednesday.
Iran says downed US drone was deep in its airspace
AP: Iran says the downed U.S. drone was flying deep inside Iranian airspace when it was brought down by the country’s armed forces.
US launches ‘virtual’ embassy for Iran
AP: More than three decades after the bricks-and-mortar U.S. embassy in Tehran was shuttered and diplomatic relations with Iran were severed following the Islamic revolution and hostage crisis, the Obama administration has opened a virtual embassy for Iran to encourage dialogue with the Iranian people.
