AFP: The European Union on Friday targeted five Iranians with anti-terrorist sanctions relating to an alleged failed bid to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the United States.
EU sanctions five Iranians over Saudi ambassador ‘plot’
Five dead, 6 trapped in Iran oil rig ship -report
Reuters: Five people were killed and another six were trapped inside a ship that sank while ferrying people from Iranian oil rigs to the mainland, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
For an effective response to Iran, remove MeK from terror list
Charlotte Observer: The foiled plot by agents of the Iranian regime to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. has officials in the Obama administration furiously scratching their heads for an “appropriate” response.
Azerbaijan border forces kill Iranian guard: report
AFP: Azeri security forces shot dead a young Iranian border guard who strayed into Azerbaijan, an Iranian local commander quoted by Fars news agency said on Thursday.
Clinton in Oman for talks on Iran
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid a brief visit to Oman Wednesday for talks with Sultan Qaboos on rising tensions with Iran over its alleged plot to kill a Saudi envoy, officials said.
Hollywood calls for release of Iran filmmakers
AFP: Hollywood has expressed concern about Iran’s crackdown on directors and actors and called on Tehran to release filmmakers detained last month.
U.S. denies Iran claims that Saudi plot defendant belongs to exile group
New York Times: Obama administration officials on Wednesday denied Iranian news reports that a man charged in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States is actually an agent of an exiled Iranian opposition group.
US indicts Iranians in alleged Saudi envoy plot
AFP: A grand jury in New York has indicted two Iranian men in an alleged plot to get Mexican gangsters to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, court papers showed Thursday.
Russia concerned about Iran nuclear report: diplomats
Reuters: Russia fears a U.N. report which is expected to heighten suspicions about Iran’s atomic ambitions could undermine Moscow’s initiative to help resolve a nuclear dispute with Tehran, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
Iranian exiles say Iraq poised to attack Camp Ashraf
AFP: Iraqi forces are preparing to attack the Ashraf Camp in Iraq housing thousands of outlawed Iranian dissidents, the leader of an Iranian opposition group, Maryam Rajavi, told AFP on Wednesday.
