AFP: US allies in the Gulf were silent on Monday over embarrassing revelations by WikiLeaks about their extreme concern over Tehran’s nuclear programme, to the point of even calling for an American attack on Iran.
Embarrassed silence in Gulf over WikiLeaks on Iran
France refuses to confirm Iran, Venezuela criticism
Reuters: France refused to confirm on Monday scathing criticism of Iran and Venezuela by a senior French diplomat contained in U.S. State Department documents leaked by the whistle-blowing WikiLeaks web site.
Iran accuses CIA, Mossad of killing nuclear scientist
AFP: Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar accused the US and Israeli intelligence services, the CIA and Mossad, of killing a top nuclear scientist on Monday, state television reported.
Italy 8-mo crude imports from Iran surge 89.6 pct
Reuters: Italy’s imports of crude oil from Iran surged 89.6 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of 2010, despite tighening of international sanctions against Tehran, according to Italy’s industry group Unione Petrolifera.
WikiLeaks reports are ‘worthless’: Iran
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed documents released by whistleblower WikiLeaks as “worthless” and ‘mischief” which would not affect Tehran’s relations with its Arab neighbours.
Iran diplomat says talks Dec. 5 in Geneva–RIA
Reuters: Iran’s talks with world powers seeking to rein in its nuclear programme will be held in Geneva on Dec. 5, Russia’s RIA news agency quoted the Iranian ambassador to Moscow as saying on Monday.
Eni had $1.4 Bln to recoup from Iran deals early 2010 -WikiLeaks
Dow Jones: Italy’s Eni SpA (E) still had about $1.4 billion to recoup from its investments in Iran as of January 2010, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable published by whistleblower WikiLeaks.
Iran admits uranium enrichment hit by malware
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admitted Monday that “several” uranium enrichment centrifuges were damaged by “software installed in electronic equipment,” amid speculation Iran’s nuclear activities had come under cyberattack.
Iran’s atom enrichment not negotiable–Ahmadinejad
Reuters: Iran’s uranium enrichment activities are its legal right and will not be negotiated away at talks with world powers that may be held in the coming weeks, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday.
WikiLeaks says Iran’s Khamenei has cancer: report
Reuters: U.S. diplomatic cables released by online whistle-blower WikiLeaks include remarks from an Iran source in 2009 saying Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has terminal cancer, French daily Le Monde reported.
