Wall Street Journal: On the heels of new United Nations sanctions against Iran, more than half the Democrats in the Senate are planning to ask the Bush administration to unilaterally impose sanctions on the country’s central bank.
Democrats urge sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank
Military: Iran supporting Iraq militias
AP: Military officials accused Iran on Tuesday of continuing to train and arm insurgents in Iraq, while U.S. lawmakers said they were disappointed that Baghdad opened up its doors to the Islamic Republic’s top leader.
US urges West to follow through on Iran sanctions
AFP: The White House on Tuesday urged the international community to implement the tough new sanctions against Iran approved one day earlier by the United Nations Security Council.
Odierno: Iran supporting Iraq militias
AP: Iran is still training, funding and arming insurgents in Iraq, the former No. 2 U.S. military commander in Iraq said Tuesday.
Iran still backing extremists in Iraq: US general
AFP: The former number two US commander in Iraq charged on Tuesday that Iran is still training, funding and arming Shiite extremists in Iraq.
Iran dismisses ‘worthless’ UN resolution
AFP: Iran on Tuesday dismissed the latest UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear programme as “worthless”, vowing to press on with the contested drive which the West fears could be used to make weapons.
Russia, China block IAEA resolution on Iran
AP: Russia and China on Tuesday scuttled a Western attempt to introduce a resolution on Iran’s nuclear defiance at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, diplomats said.
Activist says barred from leaving Iran to get award
Reuters: An Iranian women’s rights campaigner said police prevented her from flying out of Tehran on Monday to pick up a $75,000 human rights award in Sweden.
Qatar steers between U.S., Iran, using gas to boost influence
Bloomberg: For Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jaber al-Thani, Qatar’s prime minister and chief diplomat, it’s natural to host the U.S. military while sharing one of the world’s largest natural-gas fields with Iran.
Canada supports new sanctions against Iran
AFP: Canada’s foreign affairs minister on Monday praised the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution imposing additional sanctions against Iran for its refusal to halt disputed nuclear work.
