New York Times: The man nominated to serve as Iran’s defense minister is wanted by Interpol in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, confronting Iran with yet another challenge to its international reputation after an electoral dispute undermined its legitimacy at home and abroad.
Ahmadinejad nominee is wanted in 94 bombing
Argentine outrage as Iran names bomb suspect minister
AFP: Argentina expressed outrage over Iran's nomination of a man wanted in connection with a 1994 Buenos Aires bombing that killed 85 people as the next defense minister.
Iran’s Rafsanjani urges factions to end turmoil
AFP: Powerful cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani urged Iran's warring political groups on Saturday to follow the orders of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for ending the present political turmoil.
Senators seek info on Iran’s gasoline suppliers
Reuters: Two U.S. senators have asked the Government Accountability Office to update its list of companies that export gasoline to Iran just in case Congress moves to impose sanctions on the suppliers to punish Tehran for its nuclear program.
Iran cleric urges arrest of post-vote “riot leaders”
Reuters: A hardline Iranian cleric called on Friday for the arrest of leaders of post-election unrest in what appeared to be a reference to defeated moderate presidential candidates Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi.
Merkel threatens energy sanctions against Iran
AFP: German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time on Friday threatened energy sanctions against Iran if it fails to step up cooperation with the international community on its nuclear programme.
Iran still not fully cooperative on nukes: U.S.
Reuters: Iran is still not fulfilling obligations related to its nuclear activities, despite allowing U.N. inspectors to visit a reactor and upgraded monitoring at a uranium enrichment plant, a U.S. official said on Friday.
President Ahmadinejad nominates Cabinet of inexperienced cronies
The Times: President Ahmadinejad faces a confrontation with Iran’s disgruntled Parliament after packing his proposed Cabinet with inexperienced cronies and purging it of critics.
Iran allows IAEA better access at nuclear sites
Reuters: Iran has let U.N. inspectors access a nuclear reactor under construction after blocking visits for a year, and allowed better monitoring at another, but the moves were greeted with scepticism by the West.
Fight brews in Iran over president’s nominees
Washington Post: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took a confrontational tone with the parliament on Thursday over the selection of his cabinet, setting the stage for a fight with the nation's legislators even as his government continues to do battle with the opposition.
