Washington Post: Iran did not issue visas for a group of U.S. female badminton players it had invited to compete in the country in events starting Friday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, citing the "time-consuming process" of handling such applications.
Iran denies visas for U.S. women’s badminton team
Iran just years away from nuclear capability, UK says
Reuters: Britain believes Iran is just years away from developing a nuclear capability and London is prepared to go it alone with tougher sanctions if necessary, a minister said on Wednesday.
Iran plays for time to work out reply to Obama
Reuters: Iran has set tough conditions for dialogue with the United States, its enemy for 30 years, to buy time for its ponderous and opaque decision-making process which is facing a dilemma on whether or not to open up, analysts say.
Iraq elections a setback for Iran
AP: Iran appears to have suffered a setback in last weekend's Iraqi elections, with Tehran's closest allies losing key races in what suggests a public backlash to what many Iraqis see as undue Iranian influence in their country.
US cmdr: Iran still supporting extremists in Iraq
AP: The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq says Iran is still providing weapons, training and funding to Shiite extremists in Iraq — an allegation the Iranians have consistently denied.
Obama’s presidency won’t change ties-senior Iranian
Reuters: A representative of Iran's supreme leader said Barack Obama taking office as U.S. president did not mean Tehran's ties with Washington would change, a news agency reported on Wednesday.
Six powers hold Iran talks as U.S. mulls policy
Bloomberg: Diplomats from six nations discussed how to keep Iran from building nuclear weapons in the first meeting on the issue since President Barack Obama took office and offered Iran talks “without preconditions.”
Cyprus says UN to decide on Iran suspect cargo
Reuters: Cyprus will let the United Nations decide whether a ship with a suspect cargo on board infringes resolutions on Iran banning weapon exports, officials said on Wednesday.
Merkel, Sarkozy threaten more Iran sanctions, Sueddeutsche says
Bloomberg: Germany and France may seek further sanctions against Iran if it fails to halt its nuclear program, both nations’ leaders said in an article in German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
Cyprus reports to U.N. on Iranian “arms” boat
Reuters: Cyprus filed a report to the United Nations on Tuesday after concluding its inspections on a ship suspected of transporting banned weapons from Iran to Syria.
