Reuters: A French tourist was shot dead in the central Iranian city of Isfahan by a man who local police said was “mentally disturbed”, a French diplomat said on Monday.
Frenchman shot dead in Iranian city
World powers set to discuss Iran sanctions Tuesday
Reuters: World powers will hold talks on Tuesday over finalizing the text of a third U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran which could be voted on in the coming weeks, said U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday.
Iran, IAEA in new talks to clear nuclear doubts
Reuters: Iran and a team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog started a fresh round of talks on Monday in Tehran to resolve doubts about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear work, Iranian media reported.
Germany deports Iranian jailed for 1992 murders: source
AFP: Germany on Monday deported to Iran an alleged Iranian secret agent who was jailed for life in 1997 for murdering four Kurdish dissidents in Berlin, officials in the German capital said.
Iran, U.S. to hold new round of talks on Dec. 18 Iraqi FM
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Dec. 10 Iran and the United States will hold a new round of talks on December 18 over the security situation in Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Monday.
Iran, U.S. to hold new round of talks on Dec. 18 Iraqi FM
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Dec. 10 Iran and the United States will hold a new round of talks on December 18 over the security situation in Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Monday.
Making history
Washington Times: The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran is unprecedented in the way it is likely to change U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic. Repercussions of the report go well beyond the Persian Gulf. They may influence U.S. relations with Russia and Europe and affect American standing in the world.
Iran remains potential threat, Gates warns
The Guardian: Claiming Iran may secretly have resumed efforts to build a nuclear weapon, the US defence secretary, Robert Gates, called for intensified international pressure on Tehran and urged Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states to develop a joint air and missile shield to ward off future threats.
Iranian students protest jailings
New York Times: Iranian students held a protest on Sunday at Tehran University to demand the release of fellow students who have been jailed in recent months.
Iran, China’s Sinopec sign oil-field deal
Reuters: Iran said China’s Sinopec would invest around $2 billion under a deal signed on Sunday to develop the huge Yadavaran oil field, the kind of energy deal the United States has been trying to prevent.
