AFP: Russia does not ruling out backing fresh sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program, a Russian official said Wednesday.
Moscow does not rule out new Iran sanctions: official
Sarkozy rejects Iran’s offer on detainees, calls it ‘blackmail’
AFP: President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday rejected as "blackmail" Iran's offer to help a French teaching assistant detained in Tehran if France reciprocates with Iranian prisoners on its territory.
China firms selling fuel to Iran as US sanctions loom
Reuters: State-run Chinese companies are selling gasoline to Iran, a move that could undermine U.S. pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear programme, traders and a newspaper report said on Wednesday.
US lawmakers hold off on new Iran sanctions
AFP: Key US lawmakers said they will hold off on imposing tough new sanctions on Iran until after the next round of diplomatic efforts to freeze Tehran's suspect nuclear program.
Iran tests new nuclear technology
BBC: Iran says it has built a new generation of centrifuges for enriching uranium, and is testing them.
Foreign media sowing discord in Iran – top cleric
Reuters: Iran's influential former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Tuesday that foreign media were using "psychological warfare" to create discord among Iranians, state media reported.
US criticizes rights abuses in Iran, Russia, China
AP: The United States criticized Iran Tuesday for its crackdown on opposition groups, while chiding Russia and China for failing to protect human rights activists and minorities.
No power can dare aggression against Iran: Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that no country would dare to launch aggressive actions against the Islamic republic and demanded that US-led foreign troops leave the region.
French official shows reluctance on a blockage of gasoline for Iran
New York Times: Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner of France said Monday that he had deep misgivings about blocking shipments of refined fuel to Iran, one of the sanctions being weighed by the Obama administration if the Iranian government does not negotiate on its nuclear program.
Iran shifts to euro from dlr in calculating fund value
Reuters: Iran has replaced the U.S. dollar with the euro in calculating the value of its Oil Stabilisation Fund (OSF), Iranian media reported on Monday.
