AFP: France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday that Iran poses the main threat of the type of rogue attack that NATO’s planned anti-missile defence shield is designed to foil.
Missile threat today comes from Iran: Sarkozy
Stuxnet may be part of Iran atom woes – ex-IAEA aide
Reuters: Iran has been experiencing years of problems with equipment used in its uranium enrichment programme and the Stuxnet computer virus may be one of the factors, a former top U.N. nuclear inspections official said.
Nigeria seizes Europe-bound heroin from Iran
AFP: Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency said Saturday the seizure of more than 130 kilos of heroin at Lagos port, believed to be shipped from Iran, was destined for Europe.
Ahmadinejad urges girls to marry at 16
AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged young girls to marry at age of 16 in his latest rejection of the country’s once effective family planning program, local newspapers reported on Sunday.
UK to restrict exports to Iran
The Observer: Britain is to further restrict exports to Iran after the government admitted there was a risk that specialist equipment currently approved for sale to the Middle Eastern country could help it develop its nuclear programme.
Worm can deal double blow to nuclear program
New York Times: The German software engineer who in September was the first to report that a computer worm was apparently designed to sabotage targets in Iran said Friday that the program contained two separate “digital warheads.”
TV channel, part owned by Murdoch, gets threats in Iran
New York Times: In little more than a year, the Persian-language satellite television channel beamed into Iran by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and a prominent Afghan family has rapidly become one of the most popular stations in the country.
Tehran has defences against cruise missiles: Iran
AFP: The Iranian capital is equipped with air defences against cruise missiles, a top military official said on Friday, warning against any attack on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme.
Iran frees two female lawyers: website
AFP: Iran has freed two female lawyers who were detained last weekend on security charges along with three other attorneys, an opposition website reported on Friday.
America, Iran and a terrorist label
Reuters: Who says that the United States and Iran can’t agree on anything? The Great Satan, as Iran’s theocratic rulers call the United States, and the Islamic Republic see eye-to-eye on at least one thing, that the Iranian opposition group Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) are terrorists.
