Reuters: The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday a decision by one of its ambassadors to break with U.S. practice by sitting beside Iran’s foreign minister at a weekend panel did not signal any new policy toward Iran.
U.S. says envoy sat beside Iranian, but no new policy
UN sanctions have hit Iran’s economy -Britain
Reuters: Two rounds of U.N. sanctions against Iran for refusing to halt sensitive nuclear activities have had an economic and political impact on the Islamic Republic, Britain’s U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday.
Irans Majlis Speaker in Egypt
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 30 Irans Majlis (Parliament) Speaker is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials state media reported.
Irans Majlis Speaker in Egypt
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 30 Irans Majlis (Parliament) Speaker is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials state media reported.
Iran: Leading women’s magazine forced to close
AKI: Iran’s most important women’s magazine, Zanan, (Women) has been forced to close after 16 years of publication, after being accused of painting a “dark picture” of Iran.
U.N. envoy speaks on panel with Iran officials, angering Rice
New York Sun: An appearance by America’s U.N. ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad, on a World Economic Forum discussion panel alongside two Iranian officials, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, and a close aide to President Ahmadinejad, Samare Hashemi was unauthorized by the State Department and angered Secretary of State Rice, Washington sources said yesterday.
White House criticizes envoy over Iran
New York Times: White House officials expressed anger on Tuesday about an appearance in which the United States ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, sat beside the Iranian foreign minister at a panel of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Saturday.
U.S. envoy debates Iranians — a no-no
Los Angeles Times: America’s sometimes-freewheeling ambassador to the United Nations ran afoul of his superiors by taking part in unauthorized debate with two high-ranking Iranian officials during a conference of world leaders last week in the luxury Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland.
Iran approaching nuclear “peak”: Ahmadinejad says
Reuters: Iran is approaching the “peak” in its nuclear program and will not yield to Western pressure to halt its activities, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday.
Halliburton dismisses Iran accusations-magazine
Reuters: Oilfield services company Halliburton Co has brushed aside claims the decision to set up a second headquarters in Dubai was aimed at evading U.S. sanctions to resume operations in Iran.
