AP: Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s demands to revisit a military site where Tehran is suspected of conducting nuclear-related experiments are still on the table.
Iran keeps door open to military site inspections
U.N. nuclear watchdog says it will work for Iran deal
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday it would seek in talks in Iran this week to bridge differences that have prevented it restarting an investigation into the Islamic state’s atomic activities.
China denounces US sanctions against companies
AP: China on Tuesday denounced U.S. sanctions against a leading state arms maker and other companies over alleged illicit dealings with North Korea, Syria and Iran.
Israel’s Netanyahu says Iran closer to nuclear ‘red line’
AFP: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran was now closer to crossing the “red line” after which it would be able to build a nuclear weapon but had not yet reached that stage.
An act of cowardice
Iran Focus: The senseless terrorist attack against defenceless Iranian exiles at Camp Liberty, in Iraq, is another example of the Iranian regime’s weakness, the failure of the UN mission in Iraq, and the abandoned responsibilities of the U.S. government.
Iraq – a basket case democracy!
Huffington Post: I have just looked at grisly photographs of the six innocent refugees and asylum-seekers massacred in Camp Liberty, West of Baghdad.
Iran holds, questions opposition leaders’ children
Reuters: Iranian authorities held and questioned two daughters of detained opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and the son of fellow opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi for several hours on Monday.
Iran lifts ban on pistachio exports after criticism, Donya says
Bloomberg: The Iranian government lifted a six- month ban on the export of pistachio nuts that was introduced to curb price rises, Donya-e-Eqtesad reported, citing officials.
Brent trades near nine-month high; Iran won’t cede on nuclear
Bloomberg: Brent traded near a nine-month high in London after climbing for a fourth week, the longest streak of gains since July. World powers will be unable to stop Iran’s technological advancement, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
Iran and Hezbollah build militia networks in Syria in event that Assad falls, officials say
Washington Post: Iran and Hezbollah, its Lebanese proxy, are building a network of militias inside Syria to preserve and protect their interests in the event that Bashar al- Assad’s government falls.
