Reuters: Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will not speak at a rally against the president of Iran next week and White House hopeful Sen. John McCain said on Thursday organizers had withdrawn her invitation under pressure from their Democratic rivals.
NY Iran protesters dump Palin; McCain blames Obama
Study group questions military action against Iran
AP: The next president would be wise to make contingency plans for a military attack against Iran, but even a successful strike might not stop Tehran's development of nuclear weapons, a bipartisan study group has concluded.
Iran is an inevitable distraction but a Palestinian pact is vital
The Times: No wonder that Tzipi Livni’s campaign managers were edgy just before the polls opened. Sitting in their offices, under thin-lipped posters of their normally photogenic champion, they talked at twice normal speed about how she was sure to win.
Solana: IAEA’s Iran report worries Russia, China
AP: The European Union's foreign policy chief says he believes Russia and China are "quite worried" about a new IAEA report that says Iran has blocked efforts to investigate its nuclear program.
Major powers to discuss Iran amid Russia tension
Reuters: Major powers meet in Washington on Friday to haggle over a fourth round of U.N. sanctions against Iran, but tensions with Russia and the U.S. political calendar hang over the timing of any new measures.
Iran vows no nuclear retreat despite sanctions threat
Reuters: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday Iran would not halt sensitive nuclear work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs and brushed aside threats of more sanctions.
Hackers shut down Iranian clerics’ Web sites
AP: Iranian media reports say hackers have shut down the Web sites of several hundred Shiite clerics and seminary schools.
U.S. files charges on Iran exports
Wall Street Journal: Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unsealed charges against alleged members of a global network procuring potentially sensitive electronic components for Iran — including some, they said, that were used to make deadly roadside bombs used against U.S. troops in Iraq.
Material was sent to Iran for bombs, indictment alleges
Washington Post: A federal grand jury in Miami has indicted 16 foreign individuals and companies in a broad conspiracy to send restricted dual-purpose U.S. electronics and other items to Iran for use in roadside bombs against U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
America’s tough decision on Iran’s dissidents
Christian Science Monitor: In a dusty little enclave about 60 miles north of Baghdad, some 3,800 opponents of the Iranian regime present a difficult problem for the next American president.
