Washington Times – By Lord Fraser: Even as the U.N. Security Council was implementing its third round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear weapons activities, the council's five veto-wielding permanent members — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — and Germany met in London Friday to expand a 2006 offer of economic incentives to Iran in return for a freeze on uranium enrichment.
Iran’s nuclear lure waning?
Lebanese politician calls for the Iranian ambassador’s expulsion
AP: A pro-government Lebanese politician called Saturday for the expulsion of Iran's ambassador and the ending of Iranian flights to Beirut because they might be carrying weapons and money to the militant Hezbollah group.
Lebanon’s Jumblatt wants ban on flights from Iran
AFP: A leading member of Lebanon's Western-backed ruling coalition called on Saturday for a ban on flights from Iran to Beirut airport, saying the militant group Hezbollah could be flying in arms from Iran.
Obama chides Clinton’s ‘cowboy’ talk on Iran
Reuters: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama accused rival Hillary Clinton of saber rattling toward Iran on Sunday and compared her approach to that of unpopular Republican President George W. Bush.
Shell, Repsol seek way out of Iran gas deal: report
AFP: European oil groups Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol YPF are under pressure from the United States to end talks with Iran about a multi-billion dollar natural gas deal, the Expansion newspaper reported Saturday.
Shell and Repsol reportedly aim to leave Iran gas project
Reuters: Royal Dutch Shell and Spain's Repsol are negotiating with the Iranian government to pull out of a $10 billion (5 billion pounds) natural gas project due in part to U.S. pressure, Spanish newspaper Expansion reported on Saturday.
Iran to UK: Don’t cross “red lines” in atomic offer
Reuters: Iran told Britain not to cross any "red lines" when preparing incentives for the Islamic Republic aimed at ending a row with the West over Tehran's nuclear program, the Iranian foreign minister said on Saturday.
Sole terrorist to escape alive when the SAS stormed Iranian Embassy may get asylum in UK after being
Daily Mail: The only terrorist to escape alive when the SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy in London 28 years ago is on the point of being freed to build a new life in Britain.
Russia says Iranian enrichment freeze is sole demand
AFP: Russia on Saturday said that world powers concerned about Iran's nuclear programme were asking Tehran only to suspend uranium enrichment during a period of talks.
Big powers agree on new bid for Iranian nuclear freeze
New York Times: The world’s major powers agreed in London on Friday to offer Iran modest new incentives to coax it to freeze important nuclear activities.
