AFP: The Albanian government said on Saturday the Balkan country was ready to take in 210 members of an Iranian opposition group who currently live at a former US military base in Iraq.
Albania to take in members of Iranian opposition group
Iran commander tells Obama ‘all options on table’
AFP: A top Iranian military commander on Saturday told US President Barack Obama that Tehran also had all of its “options on the table,” echoing a warning to the Islamic republic by the American leader.
Muslim states agree to ‘historic’ UN statement on women
AFP: Iran, the Vatican and Russia and other Muslim states had formed what some diplomats had called “an unholy alliance” to weaken a statement calling for tough global standards on violence against women and girls.
Iran’s web censors vs. Google Reader
Washington Post: Google’s much-dreaded announcement on the coming demise of Google Reader has alarmed users in Iran — and drawn attention to the scale and complexity of online censorship there.
US official to Asia for NK, Iran sanctions talks
AFP: US Treasury sanctions chief David Cohen will travel to Asia next week to discuss the implementation of sanctions against North Korea and Iran, the Treasury Department said Friday.
Sheila Jackson Lee and Steve Stockman among Texans supporting Camp Liberty refugees
Houston Chronicle: Several Texas lawmakers, including Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and Rep. Steve Stockman, led a wave of bipartisan support for a democratic Iran and pressed for the United States to better protect Iranian opposition groups.
Closing U.S. ports to Iran-tainted shipping
Wall Street Journal: States can deny docking privileges to the ships of companies that do business in Iran. Ocean transportation is critical for the import of raw materials required for Iran’s nuclear program. Cutting off access to these raw materials would hamper Tehran’s nuclear drive.
Iran and Hezbollah ‘have built 50,000-strong force to help Syrian regime’
The Guardian: Iran and Hezbollah have built a 50,000-strong parallel force in Syria to help prolong the life of the Assad regime and to maintain their influence after his fall, Israel’s military intelligence chief has claimed.
Iran cleric says Ahmadinejad Chavez remarks ‘heresy’
AFP: A senior Iranian cleri accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of “heresy” on Friday by saying in his tribute to late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez that he would be resurrected with Jesus Christ.
Wife of Christian pastor held in Iran to testify before Congress
Fox News: The wife of the American pastor imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith is on her way to Washington, where she will press lawmakers to fight for her husband’s freedom.
