Washington Examiner: International Women’s Day, celebrated this week for the 106th year, marks continued progress for women across the world., but that progress has been reversed in countries where Islamic fundamentalism has taken hold. And nowhere is women’s freedom more under official assault than in Iran.
Women leading the fight against Islamist extremism
Iran’s secret weapons
Wall Street Journal: The M-302 is a Syrian-made munition that can launch a 375-pound warhead as far as 125 miles. These rockets had been loaded on a freighter in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and were destined for Gaza.
Iran says nuclear talks were useful, but more needed
AFP: Nuclear talks between experts from Iran and world powers that ended Friday were useful, but more discussions are needed before a lasting deal can be reached, Tehran’s team leader said.
U.S. investigates two French banks for sanctions violations: source
Reuters: U.S. authorities are investigating whether two French banks violated anti-money laundering rules and economic embargoes on countries like Iran, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
FBI marks anniversary of ex-agent’s disappearance
AP: The family of a former FBI agent who went missing from the Iranian resort of Kish Island is renewing its plea for his release on the seventh anniversary of his disappearance.
Iran denies medical care to political prisoners
AFP: The International Federation for Human Rights on Thursday raised the alarm over what it termed the deliberate denial of medical care to sick political prisoners in Iran.
Holocaust Denial: A case study of the Mullahs’ hardliner-moderate game
AugustaFreePress: Because Ahmadinejad denied the Holocaust, Iran’s new foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, sounded moderate when he denounced Hitler’s attempt to exterminate the Jews as s “horrifying tragedy.
Bahrain and Iran trade accusations at U.N. rights forum
Reuters: Bahrain accused Shi’ite Iran on Thursday of fomenting deadly violence in the kingdom, and a Tehran official accused the Sunni-ruled island state of torturing and imprisoning its critics.
Rubio: Obama has a ‘flawed’ foreign policy
AP: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says that President Barack Obama has a “flawed foreign policy” that has led to a number of international hot spots, from Russia’s push into the Ukraine to Iran’s attempt to develop nuclear weapons.
White House rebukes Iran for ‘illicit actions’
The Hill: The White House on Wednesday slammed Iran after the Israeli army intercepted a vessel carrying a concealed shipment of arms to Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
