AP: Iran's foreign ministry says the Mideast Quartet meeting last weekend in Egypt proves that the U.S. initiative for peace in the region has failed.
Iran: Talks show US-backed peace process’ failure
US, EU officials meet with Arabs on Iran
AP: Senior U.S. and European officials met with several Arab leaders Sunday who are worried about the international community negotiating a deal with Iran that would give the Islamic Republic more power in the Middle East, said a U.S. official and a meeting participant.
Iranian economists criticize Ahmadinejad
AP: Iranian newspapers are reporting that 60 economists criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his economic policies.
Iran bans weekly critical of President Ahmadinejad
Reuters: Iran has closed down a prominent reformist weekly which has often criticised the policies of conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, media said on Sunday.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad nominates aide for interior minister: report
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday nominated a close aide as Interior Minister four days after parliament sacked Ali Kordan for lying about his credentials, Fars news agency reported.
Iran tightens rules for presidential candidates
AFP: Iran's parliament on Sunday tightened the rules for people wishing to run for president, setting age limits and strict educational criteria in a bid to deter frivolous candidacies.
Obama remarks on Iran nuclear issue come under fire
AFP: Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani slammed US president-elect Barack Obama on Saturday for saying Tehran's pursuit of nuclear weapons was "unacceptable," the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran speaker criticizes Obama’s nuclear remarks
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.
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.
