Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 24 Iran accused foreigners on Tuesday of masterminding dual bombings in the southern oil-rich city of Ahwaz that left at least eight people dead and dozens injured.
Iran accuses foreigners of masterminding bombings
Iran heading ‘in the wrong direction’ in nuclear row: EU presidency
AFP: Iran is “marching off in the wrong direction” in its nuclear standoff with the West, the European Union’s Austrian presidency said on Tuesday.
Iran blocks BBC Persian website
BBC: The Iranian authorities have started to block the BBC’s Persian language internet site, for the first time.
EU energy chief: Iran unlikely to use oil as weapon
Reuters: Iran is unlikely to use oil as a weapon in the dispute over its nuclear activities, but the world community has measures to deal with a disruption if one occurred, the European Union’s energy chief said on Tuesday.
Iran jails German, French tourists
AFP: An Iranian court has sentenced a French skipper and his German client who were arrested after straying into Iran’s Gulf waters to 18 months behind bars, a lawyer for one of the accused told AFP Tuesday.
UK to change envoy to Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 24 The British Foreign Office announced on Tuesday that it was changing its ambassador to Iran later on in the year.
UK to change envoy to Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 24 The British Foreign Office announced on Tuesday that it was changing its ambassador to Iran later on in the year.
China says favors more nuclear diplomacy with Iran
Reuters: China is “conscientiously studying” a draft EU proposal to threaten Iran with sanctions for its nuclear activities, but favors defusing the dispute through negotiations, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
US hopes to avoid confrontation with Iran
Reuters: The United States hopes to avoid confrontation with Iran over its nuclear programme, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday.
Leave it to Israel?
Washington Times: It is remarkable how quickly discussions about Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons turn to Israel. “Well,” worriers are reassured, “Israel will never permit Iran to go nuclear. Remember Osirak?”
