Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 18 – Iranian authorities hanged three men in the province of Hamadan, western Iran, state media reported on Sunday.
Iran hangs three men
Iran nuclear compromise not discussed in Riyadh: Saudi
AFP: Iran has not discussed a Saudi-backed plan proposed by Arab states in the Gulf to create an international consortium to enrich uranium in a neutral country outside the Middle East, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Sunday.
Ahmadinejad writes to French president
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a letter to his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy following recent French criticism of Tehran’s nuclear drive, a senior official said on Saturday.
OPEC agrees to study dollar concern: Iran
AFP: Iran said Sunday that an OPEC pledge to increase financial cooperation between members meant the 13-member oil exporters group would study the issue of pricing oil in the falling US dollar.
Iran fails to get OPEC mention of weak dollar
AFP: OPEC’s final summit declaration on Sunday made no mention of the weak dollar, with a plan to increase financial cooperation between members the only recognition of an Iranian proposal to price oil in other currencies.
Iranian weapons still a problem in Iraq: U.S. military
Reuters: Iranian weapons and agents still pose a threat to U.S.-led forces in Iraq, a U.S. military spokesman said on Sunday, despite a recent softening in tone by U.S. officials towards Washington’s bitter foe.
US and Israel ‘face up to’ Iran bomb
Sunday Telegraph: America and Israel are secretly drawing up plans to deal with an Iran that has acquired nuclear weapons, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.
Iran eyes nuclear options abroad
BBC: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to discuss with Arab nations a plan to enrich uranium outside the region in a neutral country such as Switzerland.
Iraq seeks deeper Iran-U.S. dialogue on security
Reuters: Iraq is encouraged by signs of a thaw in ties between Iran and the United States over security in Iraq but wants the two sides to have a “proper dialogue” about the issue, the Iraqi government spokesman said on Saturday.
Deepening China-Iran ties weaken bid to isolate Iran
Washington Post: The rapidly growing relationship between Iran and China has begun to undermine international efforts to ensure that Iran cannot convert a peaceful energy program to develop a nuclear arsenal, U.S. and European officials say.
