AFP: Russia will support a ban on shipments to Iran of technology and material linked to uranium enrichment but remains opposed to wider-ranging sanctions backed by other Western countries, its foreign minister said Tuesday.
Russia backs ban on enrichment-related exports to Iran
US diplomat calls for Iran action
BBC News: A senior US diplomat has hit out at Iran and called on members of the UN Security Council to agree on economic sanctions against Tehran.
Man hanged in western Iran city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 05 A man was hanged in the western city of Kermanshah, the semi-official daily Kayhan reported on Tuesday.
Man hanged in western Iran city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 05 A man was hanged in the western city of Kermanshah, the semi-official daily Kayhan reported on Tuesday.
Iran v Saudis in battle of Beirut
The Guardian: Having looked on helplessly, or unhelpfully, during Israel’s destabilising summer bombardment of Lebanon, Britain and other European countries are now scrabbling to shore up Fouad Siniora’s shaky pro-western government. The foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, and her German counterpart were in Beirut at the weekend. Messages of solidarity have come from France and Italy.
Hardliners turn on Ahmadinejad for watching women dancers
The Guardian: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, who flaunts his ideological fervour, has been accused of undermining Iran’s Islamic revolution after television footage appeared to show him watching a female song and dance show.
Iran: Sanctions would be act of hostility
AP: Iran’s president warned Washington’s European allies on Tuesday that Iran would reconsider its relations with them if they insist on punishing Tehran for its nuclear programs, saying that would amount to an act of “hostility.”
Iran’s web crackdown shows ease of government internet censorship
Wall Street Journal: Iran’s campaign to shutter popular Web sites and curtail text-message traffic reflects the growing ability of governments to control online content inside their national borders.
Iran says won’t bow to pressure on nuclear issue
Reuters: Iran’s nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said on Tuesday Iran would not bow to pressure to give up its right to nuclear technology.
French presidential candidate Royal says Iran should be barred from using nuclear power
AP: French presidential candidate Segolene Royal said Monday she would press the international community to ban Iran’s access to nuclear power if she is elected next spring.
