Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 16 – The new members of the Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Foreign Policy and National Security Committee were appointed on Monday. The following are members of the committee:
Make-up of Irans new foreign affairs committee
EU’s Solana says no decision on Iran sanctions
Reuters: The European Union did not take decisions on Monday to launch a new round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said.
Iran’s Melli Bank: the target of sanctions
AFP: Iran's Bank Melli, the newest target for European sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear defiance, is the oldest bank in the country and has already been hit by punitive measures from the West.
Egypt sees Iran “on a surge” in Arab world
Reuters: Egypt sees Iran "on a surge" in the Arab world, playing many political and diplomatic cards regardless of Arab interests, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in an interview.
All options open on Iran: Bush
AFP: US President George W. Bush warned Monday that he had not ruled out the use of force to end Iran's suspect nuclear program, but said that he hoped to end the crisis diplomatically.
EU says no agreement on new Iran sanctions
Reuters: The European Union said on Monday it had agreed no new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, apparently contradicting British statements announcing new measures on its financial and energy sectors.
EU agrees new sanctions on Iran – UK diplomat
Reuters: European Union foreign ministers have agreed a new round of sanctions against Iran's financial, oil and gas sectors, a British diplomat said on Monday after ministers met in Luxembourg.
EU to announce new sanctions on Iran: US
AFP: EU foreign ministers will announce new sanctions against Iran Monday, White House national security advisor Stephen Hadley said.
UK announces new sanctions against Iran
AP: Britain will freeze assets of Iran's largest bank in a further move to discourage the country from developing nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday.
Students protest sexual harassment in Iran university
AFP: Thousands of university students in an Iranian city have held a protest against the attempted sexual harassment of a female colleague by a top university official, the press reported on Monday.
