AFP: Herewith key extracts from the joint declaration agreed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his British counterpart Tony Blair, in which they notably vowed to stand firm over North Korea and Iran.
U.S. Treasury imposes sanctions on Iran’s Bank Sepah
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 09 The United States Department of the Treasury blacklisted on Tuesday Iran’s Bank Sepah for providing support and services to designated Iranian proliferation firms.
U.S. Treasury imposes sanctions on Iran’s Bank Sepah
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 09 The United States Department of the Treasury blacklisted on Tuesday Iran’s Bank Sepah for providing support and services to designated Iranian proliferation firms.
Top military commander: Iran can harm U.S. energy security
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 09 A senior commander of Iran’s paramilitary Bassij force threatened that Iran could impose a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting oil transfers on its southern shores if the international community continued to exert pressure on it to abandon its sensitive nuclear work.
Top military commander: Iran can harm U.S. energy security
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 09 A senior commander of Iran’s paramilitary Bassij force threatened that Iran could impose a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting oil transfers on its southern shores if the international community continued to exert pressure on it to abandon its sensitive nuclear work.
Iran recruiting female spies in Iraq report
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 09 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is involved in an extensive campaign to recruit Iraqi female spies with the help of local Iraqi parties backed by Iran, a prominent Arab-language website reported.
Iran recruiting female spies in Iraq report
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 09 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is involved in an extensive campaign to recruit Iraqi female spies with the help of local Iraqi parties backed by Iran, a prominent Arab-language website reported.
Treasury terror official plans Iran announcement
Reuters: U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey will make an announcement on Iran at a news conference on Tuesday, the Treasury said on Monday.
Iran’s furtive hand in Iraq
Washington Times: Newly obtained intelligence reports indicate Iran is increasing its efforts to destabilize Iraq just as President Bush is reviewing his policy options.
Pope says Iran should be cooperative
AP: Pope Benedict XVI said Monday that Iran should cooperate with the international community to ease concerns over its nuclear ambitions, and North Korea should avoid any action that could hurt talks to resolve its atomic crisis.
