AP: Democrat John Edwards took a new slap at presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on the issue of Iran on Monday, but sidestepped a question on whether he thinks the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is a terrorist organization.
Edwards hits anew at Clinton on Iran
Chavez in Tehran: “Empire of dollar is crashing”
Reuters: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Monday the “empire of the dollar is crashing”, a day after his country and anti-U.S. ally Iran advocated action over the weakening U.S. currency during an OPEC summit in Riyadh.
Iran virtually free of U.S. dollar in oil revenues
Reuters: Iran, at odds with the West over its nuclear program, has effectively cut all ties with the dollar when it comes to oil revenues, a top Iranian oil official said on Monday.
Ahmadinejad in dog house over security sweep
The Guardian: Dog is supposed to be man’s best friend but it may not be the right mode of protection if you are a pious leader of an Islamic state with a reputation for forgoing luxuries.
Dusty Iraqi border post tries to stem Iranian flow
Reuters: At a dusty border speck on the map where tanks once fought a bitter war in a brutal landscape, trucks now stretch to the horizon, a sign of growing contact between former enemies.
China urges Iran to abide by U.N. resolutions
Reuters: China urged Iran on Tuesday to abide by U.N. resolutions calling for it to curtail nuclear activity while also saying there was space for negotiation.
The Democrats’ Iran dilemma
Washington Post: Sen. Barack Obama, desperate to cut down front-running Sen. Hillary Clinton, did not take advantage of one opening during Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas. Obama pulled his punches regarding Clinton’s September vote for a resolution that he had earlier said could be used to go to war against Iran. His reticence can be traced to his co-sponsorship of a similarly hawkish amendment in March.
China says “technical reason” for Iran meet no-show
Reuters: China said on Monday it could not attend an international meeting on Iran due to a scheduling conflict and not because of any political rifts, but repeated its call for a negotiated solution to the nuclear standoff.
Iran rations cooperation with IAEA, pursues atom
Reuters: When Iran agreed in August to come clean on its nuclear history, U.N. inspectors cited an understanding to resolve questions by the end of 2007. Now, that target seems to be slipping.
Iran appoints new envoy to South Korea
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 19 Irans Foreign Ministry has appointed a new envoy to South Korea, official media reported on Monday.
