AFP: Italian coach Giuseppe Materazzi said on Tuesday he had been approached by the Iranian Football Federation about taking the national coaching post and added he would be keen to do so.
Materazzi senior keen on Iran post
EU urges Iran to drop draft on witchcraft and heresy
Reuters: The European Union has called on Iran to drop provisions in a draft penal code stipulating the death penalty for apostasy, heresy and witchcraft.
America’s misguided blacklist
International Herald Tribune: If there is one issue that has dominated discussions among policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic, it is the devilish question of how to deal with an Iranian regime that has continued to frustrate the democratic ambitions of its people while meddling in the affairs of other nations.
U.S. predicts quick vote on Iran sanctions
CNN: The United States predicted a quick vote on a third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as it begins to build a case against Iran’s central bank for proliferation activities, senior State Department officials and European diplomats said.
Iran’s top cleric praises Ahmadinejad on atom issue
Reuters: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s top authority, said on Tuesday the Islamic Republic had won a victory in its nuclear programme.
U.S. says Iraqi journalist quizzed on Iranian cells
Reuters: The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had detained a senior journalist at one of Iraq’s biggest television stations because he may have information about “Iranian-sponsored criminal activity”.
Iran reverses ban on water pipes
AFP: Iran has allowed water pipes to reappear in tea houses, whose owners complained a recent ban on health grounds was putting them out of business, press reports said on Tuesday.
Major powers want Iran sanctions vote at UN soon
AFP: The United States Monday pressed for a prompt UN Security Council vote on a new set of sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program, which Tehran warned would harm the credibility of the UN nuclear watchdog.
Iran to sign gas deal with China on Wednesday
Reuters: Iran will finally sign a contract with China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) this week to develop its northern Pars gas field, a news agency reported on Tuesday.
Major powers discuss Iran strategy
Washington Post: After two years of faltering diplomatic efforts, the United States and the world’s other major powers met yesterday to discuss new inducements to lure Iran to the negotiating table for talks on its disputed nuclear program, according to officials involved in the initiative.
