Reuters: Iran's head of parliament on Saturday criticized U.S. President-elect Barack Obama for saying its development of a nuclear weapon would be "unacceptable" and repeated the Islamic state's call for fundamental policy change.
Iran speaker criticizes Obama’s nuclear remarks
Obama to face big policy decisions on Iran, N. Korea and Mideast
Washington Post: President-elect Barack Obama stepped carefully yesterday when he was asked about the unusual letter of congratulations that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent him — the first time an Iranian leader has congratulated the victor of a U.S. presidential election since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Iran must be kept from developing nukes: Obama
Reuters: An international effort must be made to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Friday.
Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons ‘unacceptable’: Obama
AFP: US President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons was "unacceptable" and the Islamic Republic must stop supporting "terrorist organizations."
Iran says EU’s Solana wants more nuclear talks
Reuters: Iran said Friday EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana had urged the Islamic state to hold fresh talks to remove remaining concerns over its disputed nuclear program, the students' news agency ISNA reported.
What to do about the Iranian threat
Chicago Tribune: A multitude of foreign policy challenges, perhaps chief among them how to deal with the ayatollahs' regime in Iran, awaits President-elect Barack Obama.
Iran cuts oil output by 200,000 bpd
Reuters: Iran has cut oil production by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 4.04 million bpd, in line with an OPEC agreement to find ways to support declining crude prices, a director of the state oil company said on Friday.
U.S. Treasury tightens banking sanctions on Iran
Reuters: The U.S. Treasury on Thursday moved to close off one of Iran's last available entry points into the U.S. financial system by revoking its licence for "U-turn" bank transfers, which briefly enter the United States before being sent to offshore banks.
US clamps down on Iran
AP: The Bush administration moved Thursday to clamp down on Iran by barring financial institutions from routing certain money transfers through the United States on behalf of Iranian banks, Iran's government and others in the country.
US tightens screws on Iran’s banks
AFP: The United States has set up new barriers to Iran's access to the US financial system by banning certain types of fund transfers, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
