AP: Iran convicted an American journalist of spying for the United States and sentenced her to eight years in prison, her lawyer said Saturday, complicating the Obama administration's efforts to break a 30-year-old diplomatic deadlock with Tehran.
US ‘deeply disappointed’ as Iran convicts reporter
Israel stands ready to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites
The Times: The Israeli military is preparing itself to launch a massive aerial assault on Iran's nuclear facilities within days of being given the go-ahead by its new government.
Canadian accused of trying to export nuke parts
AP: A Canadian man has been charged with trying to export nuclear technology to Iran, his native country, police said Friday.
Picking up mullahs’ nuclear tab
Washington Times: American taxpayers helped fund Iran's nuclear program over the past decade, and now the State Department "strongly opposes" diminishing the flow of U.S. money to the international agency that funneled the aid to Iran. The department fears – among other things – that doing so would "anger states in the developing world."
Ahmadinejad says Iran regional ‘guarantor’
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed his country's armed forces as the "guarantor" of regional security, during a low-profile parade on Saturday marking Army Day in the Islamic republic.
U.S. envoy Holbrooke says chatted with Iran minister
Reuters: U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke said on Saturday that he had chatted briefly with Iran's foreign minister at a Pakistan donors conference in Tokyo, the latest hint of a possible thaw in thorny bilateral ties.
Canada says man tried to send Iran uranium devices
Reuters: Canadian police, acting on a tip from the United States, charged an Iranian-born man on Friday with trying to illegally export nuclear technology to Iran.
Gates cool to Iran proposal to train Afghan police
AFP: US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Thursday was cool to an Iranian proposal to train Afghan police, suggesting that Tehran should first stop arming the Taliban.
U.S. pushes for U.N. censure of Iran, Syria on arms
Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration is pushing for a formal censure of Iran and Syria at the United Nations over an arms-smuggling case that U.S. officials see as highlighting the risks that Iranian weapons shipments pose to regional stability.
US asks Iran to free reporter
AFP: The United States called Thursday on Iran to free a US-Iranian journalist accused of espionage, saying the Islamic republic would earn goodwill as the new US administration tries to engage it.
