AP: Sanctions against Iran are still necessary despite a U.S. intelligence finding that Tehran has abandoned its pursuit of nuclear weapons, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday.
UK PM says Iran sanctions still needed
Questions over Iran’s nuclear plans
PA: Gordon Brown insisted that questions remained over Iran’s intentions despite a US intelligence report suggesting Tehran had abandoned its nuclear weapons programme.
Abu Dhabi’s Taqa in talks to import Iran gas to UAE
Reuters: Abu Dhabi National Energy Co TAQA.AD (Taqa) said it is in early talks to import natural gas from Iran to the United Arab Emirates, and invest in the Iranian energy industry, including in power.
Iran says atomic talks with IAEA positive: Tehran media
Reuters: Iran said on Thursday its latest round of talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog to resolve outstanding issues about its disputed atomic work were a positive step, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
Iran: Terrorist freed in Germany is welcomed by Tehran
RFE/RL: There once was a well-known restaurant in central Berlin called Mykonos. Its Greek fare was said to be good, but it is now remembered for an altogether different reason: on the site of the former restaurant is a plaque — to which Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad personally objected — that lists three Iranian-Kurdish leaders who were “murdered [here in 1992″> by the then-rulers of Iran. They died fighting for freedom and human rights.”
Russia, Iran reach nuclear plant deal
AP: A Russian contractor said Thursday that Moscow and Tehran have reached agreement on a schedule for completing construction of a nuclear power plant in southern Iran a facility that plays a central role in international tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program.
State security forces kill 12 in southeastern Iran
Canadian Press: Iranian state television is reporting that police killed 12 people suspected of terrorist activities in a shootout Thursday.
Shield needed against Iran missile threat: U.S.
Reuters: The United States needs a shield against what it sees as a growing missile threat from Iran, despite a recent report showing it had halted its nuclear weapons program, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
Iraqi forces turn over Iranian rockets to Coalition – U.S. military
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 13 Iraqi security forces have uncovered a cache of Iranian-manufactured rockets and turned them over to the Coalition, the U.S. military announced on Thursday.
Iraqi forces turn over Iranian rockets to Coalition – U.S. military
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 13 Iraqi security forces have uncovered a cache of Iranian-manufactured rockets and turned them over to the Coalition, the U.S. military announced on Thursday.
