Reuters: An Iranian-Afghan policewoman who killed a U.S. contractor at the police headquarters in Kabul may have been motivated by a personal grudge, said security officials, who were also probing possible Taliban or al Qaeda involvement.
Afghans seek policewoman’s motive for killing U.S. contractor
Will 2013 see action on Iran’s nuclear program?
Washington Post: There’s a good case to be made that next year will finally bring a break in the Iranian standoff — by means of a military confrontation, the appearance of an Iranian bomb or a diplomatic deal of some kind.
Iran warns of cancelling $5 bn China gas deal: media
AFP: Iran has warned China it could cancel a much-delayed $5-billion offshore gas exploration contract in the Gulf, a news agency said on Monday.
Kuwait urges Iran to address worries on nuclear plant
Reuters: Kuwait urged neighboring Iran on Monday to cooperate more with the U.N. nuclear watchdog to allay Gulf Arab concerns about the safety of an Iranian nuclear power plant that lies just across the waterway from the emirate.
Iran ends fuel subsidies for passenger cars with 1,800cc engines
Bloomberg: Iranians driving cars with engines of 1,800cc and bigger will stop benefiting from a rationing plan that supplies subsidized gasoline, Iran’s Oil Ministry news website reported, citing an energy official.
Iran tells citizens to avoid ‘high-risk’ US travel
AFP: Iran has issued a travel warning to its citizens against visiting arch-foe the United States, an official said, after the death of an Iranian national reportedly following a grilling by US customs officials.
Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of meddling ahead of summit
Reuters: Saudi Arabia on Monday told regional rival Iran to stop interfering in internal Gulf Arab affairs and spreading “sedition”, activities Tehran denies.
Iranian-Americans laud 74 Senators for urging President Obama to toughen sanctions and support the Iranian people
PR Newswire: Some 30 Iranian-American associations, communities and professional organizations lent their strong support to the bipartisan letter to President Obama by 74 U.S. Senators regarding the Iranian nuclear program and support for the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom.
Iranian exiles blame Iraqis for camp death
AP: An Iranian exile group representing residents of a refugee camp outside Baghdad alleged Monday that one of its members has died after Iraqi authorities prevented him from being hospitalized last month.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad visits press aide on medical leave from jail
Bloomberg: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited his press adviser, Ali Akbar Javanfekr, in a Tehran hospital following his temporary release from jail last week.
