AFP: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday she would raise the question of new sanctions against Iran and the status of Kosovo during talks Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Merkel to discuss new Iran sanctions with Putin
Iran calls on Muslims to boycott peace conference
Reuters: Iran’s top cleric urged Muslim countries on Saturday to boycott a U.S.-sponsored international peace conference on Palestinian statehood next month.
Obama and Clinton clash over Iran
New York Times: Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton clashed yesterday over their judgment calls on Iran and Iraq.
Giuliani says Romney’s statement on Iran a ‘mistake’
ABC News: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani smiled as he criticized what he depicted as a gaffe made by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the man who has emerged as his primary opponent for the GOP presidential nomination.
Lavrov warns Rice against ‘unilateral’ Iran strategy
AFP: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attacked Friday what he called the United States’ “unilateral” approach to the Iranian nuclear crisis, during talks here with US counterpart Condoleezza Rice.
Iran faces warning over money laundering
AP: An international financial watchdog said Friday that it was worried about Iran’s lack of comprehensive measures to fight terror financing and money laundering.
Multilateral approach needed on Iran sanctions – US
Reuters: The world must take a concerted approach towards possible sanctions against Iran over its refusal to abandon sensitive parts of its nuclear programme, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
Iran: Hundreds of Iranian Kurds arrested in Sunni sweep
AKI: Up to 400 Iranian Kurds who belong to the Sunni faith have reportedly been arrested in the last three days in Saghez and other cities of Kurdistan province in the country’s north-west.
US welcomes global money-laundering task force action on Iran
AFP: The United States Friday welcomed action by an international anti-money laundering watchdog urging Iran to close loopholes in its financial system and take steps to limit terrorist financing.
World powers to meet in Berlin next week on Iran
Reuters: Senior officials from six world powers will meet in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss the showdown with Iran over its nuclear program, a diplomat said.
