AP: Iran's president blamed the West on Wednesday for the global economic meltdown, saying capitalism has failed and U.S. efforts to bail out companies prove its collapse.
Iran’s president blames West for economic crisis
Iran blames ‘unfair’ economic order for global crisis
AFP: Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States and other world powers on Wednesday of creating an "unfair" economic order which has triggered the global financial crisis.
Children’s show falls foul of toy monkey called Ahmadinejad
The Guardian: Live television is hardly the most convenient setting in which to be reminded of the age-old proverb that only children and fools speak the truth.
U.N. says Iran broke weapons ban
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. called on the United Nations to take action after a Security Council committee said Iran violated international sanctions banning it from exporting munitions, which the U.S. says were headed to Syria.
Iran says OPEC could accept Russia as member -report
Reuters: Iran's oil minister suggested OPEC would accept Russia as a member if Moscow wanted to join the 12-member oil producers' group, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported.
Lawyer: Reporter detained in Iran in good spirits
AP: The lawyer of an American journalist detained in Iran a month ago says his client is in good spirits and appears to be healthy.
U.S., Israel disagree on Iran arms threat
Washington Post: Iran has not produced the highly enriched uranium necessary for a nuclear weapon and has not decided to do so, U.S. intelligence officials told Congress yesterday, an assessment that contrasts with a stark Israeli warning days earlier that Iran has crossed the "technological threshold" in its pursuit of the bomb.
US begins to reach out to Iran, but slowly and cautiously
Christian Science Monitor: The Obama administration is settling on an eyes-wide-open approach to Iran that will test the potential for a significant breakthrough in relations.
Iran accused of violating UN sanctions
AP: A key Security Council committee reported Tuesday that Iran violated U.N. sanctions by trying to send weapons-related material, reportedly to Syria, on a cargo ship now docked in Cyprus.
UN committee accuses Iran of violating arms embargo
Reuters: A U.N. committee accused Iran on Tuesday of violating a U.N. ban on importing or exporting arms by trying to ship weapons-related material in a vessel that was seized by authorities in Cyprus.
