AFP: Britain’s new envoy to Tehran, Ajay Sharma, is to visit Iran on Tuesday for the first time to try to consolidate a thaw in ties which were severed in 2011, officials said. Habibollah-Zadeh told IRNA on Monday that he would also be travelling to London.
British envoy to visit Iran for first time in two years
White House, lawmakers duel over new Iran sanctions
UPI: The White House says new sanctions being crafted on Capitol Hill may split Washington from its partners, while a key lawmaker calls them an “insurance policy.” “If you want to hold our feet to the fire on the final deal, fine, do that,” a senior administration official told The Washington Post.
Iran says seeks stronger cooperation with Saudi Arabia
Reuters: Iran said on Sunday it wanted stronger cooperation with U.S. ally Saudi Arabia, as it seeks to ease concerns among Gulf Arab neighbors about a potential resurgence in its influence following a nuclear deal with world powers.
Senators take aim at Iran deal
Wall Street Journal: The White House on Sunday faced sharp criticism of the Iran nuclear deal struck last week from members of both parties who say the accord doesn’t go far enough. even some Democrats in Congress say the U.S. gave up too much.
Corker ‘very discouraged’ after Iran deal
The Hill: Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) on Sunday slammed the recent deal with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programs, saying he’s “very discouraged.” The deal is “a total victory” for Iran, Corker said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
Netanyahu says sanctions against Iran in danger of collapsing
Bloomberg: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought his campaign against the Iran agreement to Europe, saying in Rome yesterday sanctions intended to rein in the Islamic republic’s nuclear program are already crumbling.
Iran’s ‘reforming’ Rouhani has fooled the West once again
The Telegraph: One of the more dangerous fairy stories of our time, popular with politicians and journalists, is that Iran’s new president, Dr Hassan Rouhani, is somehow a “reforming moderate” we can do business with.
Iran, Russia in talks on new Bushehr nuclear plant
AFP: Iran and Russia are in talks to build another nuclear plant at Bushehr, with construction set to begin in 2014, media Sunday reported nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi as saying. Under the interim Geneva agreement, Iran agreed to roll back some parts of its nuclear programme.
Iran, powers to meet next week on carrying out nuclear deal
Reuters: Envoys of Iran and six world powers will meet next week to start working out steps to implement a deal under which Tehran is to curb its nuclear program in return for some respite from sanctions, a top Iranian negotiator said.
Iran to produce more gas from Qatari-shared field
AP: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says his country intends to increase production from a giant gas field shared with neighboring Qatar. The Sunday report by state TV quotes Rouhani as saying Iran that intends to match Qatar’s production by 2017.
