AFP: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Monday that world powers would have no choice but to take Iran to the UN Security Council if Tehran does not agree to rein in its nuclear program.
Path to Security Council over Iran may be ‘unavoidable’: Germany
Oil falls to below $68 as Iran tension ebbs
Reuters: Oil fell more than a dollar to less than $68 a barrel on Monday, pulled lower by expectations that any sanctions against oil producer Iran were some way off and would not necessarily disrupt export flows.
Iran to discuss nukes with EU official
AP: The European Union’s top foreign policy chief and Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator tentatively agreed late Monday to meet in two days in Vienna in a last-ditch attempt to try and bridge differences over Tehran’s nuclear program, U.N. and European officials said.
Iran demands withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 04 Iran demanded on Monday that United States-led forces leave Iraq.
Iran demands withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 04 Iran demanded on Monday that United States-led forces leave Iraq.
Iran demands UN be relocated from New York
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 04 Iran suggested on Monday that the United Nations headquarters be relocated from New York to a country other than the United States.
Iran demands UN be relocated from New York
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 04 Iran suggested on Monday that the United Nations headquarters be relocated from New York to a country other than the United States.
Diplomats to meet in Berlin on Iranian nuclear crisis
AFP: High-ranking officials from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany will meet in Berlin this week to discuss the Iranian nuclear crisis, a German government spokesman said Monday.
Russia faces humiliation at the hands of Tehran
Sunday Times: Things are not going well. Iran is a living nightmare for most of the world. Ruled by mullahs and exporting terror, it scares both the secular leaders of Muslim states and those who govern sizeable Muslim minorities. Its president wishes to destroy Israel and sponsors Hezbollah. Iranian fighters attack American and British forces in Iraq.
What a shambles over Iran
The Times: Persian proverbs have a particularly poetic quality to them. Among my personal favourites are: The wise man sits on the hole in his carpet; You cant pick up two melons with one hand; and When fortune turns against you, even jelly breaks your teeth. Profound.
