The Guardian: Iraqiya bloc leader seemingly convinced that US-backed deal with PM Nouri al-Maliki not viable
Ayad Allawi ready to quit power-sharing talks and lead Iraq opposition
US demands Iran stop adultery execution
AFP: The United States urged Iran to halt the reportedly imminent execution of a mother-of-two for adultery, saying the case showed a fundamental disregard by the regime for human rights.
Ahmadinejad criticised by Iran Revolutionary Guards
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come under unprecedented criticism from the Revolutionary Guards, the elite military force usually considered his staunch supporter.
Ahmadinejad slams Russia for ‘selling out to Satan’
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at Russia on Wednesday, saying it had “sold out” Iran to arch-foe the United States by cancelling a deal to supply S-300 ground-to-air missiles.
Iran says avoid travelling to France
AFP: Iran urged its citizens on Tuesday to avoid travelling to France, saying the protests against the pension reforms there had triggered “serious unrest” in the country.
Iran envoy dismisses tougher terms for atom fuel swap
Reuters: Iran’s envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency dismissed on Tuesday a U.S. suggestion that Tehran should agree to tougher conditions than those it rejected last year for a possible nuclear fuel swap.
Top UK diplomat to hold Iran talks in Israel: report
AFP: British Foreign Secretary William Hague will hold top-level talks with Israeli officials on Iran’s nuclear programme during a three-day visit to the region, an Israeli newspaper said on Tuesday.
London says Iran stoning execution would be ‘unacceptable’
AFP: London told Iran Tuesday that it would view the execution of an Iranian mother convicted of adultery as “utterly unacceptable”, amid reports that she could be killed imminently, officials said.
Iranian lawyer committed to winning U.S. hikers’ freedom
Los Angeles Times: Masoud Shafii’s clients, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, are charged with spying. ‘Nobody can prove my clients were spies,’ says Shafii, who acknowledges he’s walking a tightrope as their lawyer.
Iran plans to execute woman in stoning case
Fox News: Human rights observers warn that Iran plans to execute a woman whose sentence to stoning has drawn international condemnation.
