Reuters: President Barack Obama's national security advisers are considering a broad range of options to curb Iran's nuclear program, among them military strikes, if diplomacy and sanctions fail, Pentagon officials said on Sunday.
U.S. considers options to curb Iran’s nuclear program
Gates says US is prepared on Iran’s nuclear plan
AP: Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted Sunday that the U.S. is prepared to take a range of actions against the Iranian nuclear program and told friends and foes not to fall for any perception Iran can catch Washington off guard.
Pentagon’s Mullen: diplomacy first in options on Iran
Reuters: The nation's top military officer said on Sunday that military options existed to try to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon but that diplomatic efforts were the best way forward now.
Iran to talk with Security Council members on nuclear deal
AFP: Iran plans to hold talks with all 15 members of the UN Security Council in an effort to break a deadlock over a nuclear fuel deal, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday.
Three reformists get six-year jail terms in Iran: agency
AFP: Three leading Iranian political reformists have been sentenced to six years in jail and barred from involvement in politics or journalism for 10 years, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.
Gates says U.S. lacks policy to curb Irans nuclear drive
New York Times: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has warned in a secret three-page memorandum to top White House officials that the United States does not have an effective long-range policy for dealing with Iran’s steady progress toward nuclear capability, according to government officials familiar with the document.
McCain says US lacks effective policy on Iran
AP: Sen. John McCain says he didn't need to hear about a secret memorandum from the Pentagon to know the U.S. doesn't have an effective policy for dealing with Iran's nuclear program.
Iran says has military might to deter attacks
Reuters: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday Iran had the military might to deter attacks, his comments coming as Western pressure mounts on the Islamic state to dispel fears it is developing nuclear arms.
Iran sentences critic filmmaker to prison
AP: An Iranian newspaper says a court has sentenced a prominent critic filmmaker to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the post-election turmoil.
Malaysian PM denies Iran gasoline cut
AFP: Malaysian premier Najib Razak has denied reports that the country's national oil company has cut gasoline supplies to Iran.
