AFP: The White House warned Thursday that President Barack Obama would veto a bill threatening new sanctions on Iran, because it could sink a final deal to stop Tehran getting a nuclear bomb.
Obama would veto Iran bill
Iran sanctions relief a ‘limited’ boost
AFP: The economic benefits of an interim nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers are already being felt in the Islamic republic but the relief is limited, a report said Thursday.
Senate Democrats defy Obama on Iran
National Journal: A bipartisan group of senators will soon introduce legislation that would level new sanctions against Iran, defying pleas from President Obama for Congress to wait while the administration works toward a comprehensive deal.
France dashes Iran nuclear deal hopes
UPI: Iran may not give up its atom bomb-making ability, dashing final nuclear deal hopes, France’s foreign minister said as technical talks were to resume Thursday.
Iranian linked to Setad wanted by U.S. for attempted arms smuggling
Reuters: An Iranian businessman linked to a sprawling conglomerate controlled by Iran’s supreme leader is wanted by the United States for allegedly trying to purchase hundreds of American-made assault rifles to smuggle into Iran.
UN criticizes Iran on human rights violations
AP: The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution criticizing Iran for serious rights violations including torture and its “alarming” and frequent use of the death penalty.
Top Republican: Senate leader coddling Iran for Obama
AFP: The Senate’s Democratic leadership is shielding US President Barack Obama from potentially embarrassing fallout by refusing to vote on new sanctions against Iran, the chamber’s top Republican warned Wednesday.
Netanyahu warns Chinese foreign minister against nuclear Iran
AFP: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Wednesday that Iran must not have the “capability” to develop nuclear arms, during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
U.S. fingers Iranian commandos for kidnapping raid inside Iraq
Foreign Policy: U.S. intelligence officials believe that Iranian commandos took part in a deadly attack on a compound of dissidents inside Iraq and then spirited seven members of the group back to Iran.
U.S. pessimism sets in over Iran nuclear talks
Los Angeles Times: Three weeks after President Obama hailed a landmark deal to suspend most of Iran’s nuclear program for the next six months, the mood among U.S. officials about the next round of negotiations has shifted from elated to somber, even gloomy.
