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Landmark decision by U.S. State Department a victory for justice

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UPI: U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has belatedly, and despite resistance from within her department, allowed justice to prevail by delisting as a Foreign Terrorist Organization the People’s Mujahedin of Iran.

Israelis see no Iran war this year after Netanyahu’s speech

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Reuters: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s U.N. speech about Iranian nuclear advances has dampened speculation in Israel that he could order a war this year.

Argentina, Iran meet over Jewish center bombing

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AFP: The foreign ministers of Argentina and Iran met at the United Nations to discuss the deadly 1994 attack on a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, officials said.

Romney ‘stands with’ Netanyahu on Iran

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AFP: White House hopeful Mitt Romney expressed solidarity Thursday with Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli leader called for a “red line” on Iran to stop it from reaching nuclear weapons capability.

China says Iran nuclear talks at “crucial stage”

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Reuters: China said on Thursday that the disagreement over Iran’s nuclear program had reached “a new, crucial stage,” calling for Tehran to begin a new round of talks with world powers, something a U.S. official said could happen at some point.

UK tells Iran to end Assad support

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AP: Iran should only play a role in international diplomatic efforts to end the violence in Syria if it withdraws support for President Bashar Assad’s regime, Britain’s Middle East minister said Thursday.

Israel’s Netanyahu draws his “red line” for Iran

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AP: In his most detailed plea to date for global action against Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the world has until next summer at the latest to stop Iran before it can build a nuclear bomb.

Major powers demand urgent Iran action on nuclear fears

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AFP: Iran must take urgent action to allay mounting international concerns over its nuclear drive, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said Thursday after talks among the major powers.

Turkey’s Erdogan slams Russia, China, Iran over Syria

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Reuters: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Russia, China and Iran on Thursday, saying their stance on the crisis in neighboring Syria was allowing a massacre to go on unabated.

Azerbaijan jails members of terrorist group linked to Iran

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Bloomberg: An Azeri court imprisoned members of an Iran-linked group that plotted to kill the head of a Jewish school in the capital, Baku.