AFP: Iran should “understand the message” that it needs to do more to address global concerns that it wants the bomb, following the UN atomic agency’s latest board resolution, the watchdog’s chief told AFP.
IAEA chief wants Iran ‘to understand the message’
Iran tells US to ‘punish’ makers of anti-Islam film
AFP: Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday demanded the United States punish those behind an anti-Islam film blamed for sparking violent protests in the Middle East and North Africa.
U.N. nuclear governors censure Iran over atom bomb concerns
Reuters: The 35-nation board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog censured Iran on Thursday for defying international demands to curb uranium enrichment and failing to address mounting disquiet about its suspected research into atomic bombs.
Report: US strikes on Iran would risk major war
AP: U.S. military strikes on Iran would shake the regime’s political control and damage its ability to launch counterstrikes, but the Iranians probably would manage to retaliate.
Hollande urges Israel to favour diplomacy with Iran
AFP: France joined a chorus of nations urging a peaceful solution to the Iran nuclear crisis Wednesday, as French President Francois Hollande urged Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to favour diplomacy.
U.S. says sanctions slash Iran’s oil exports
Reuters: U.S. economic sanctions against Iran have slashed the country’s crude exports and oil revenue, the U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday as it vowed to keep up the pressure on Tehran to prevent the Iranian government from getting nuclear weapons.
Insight: Iran parks oil off Malaysia to dodge Western sanctions
Reuters: Iran is using a little-known port off the East Malaysia coast to hide millions of barrels of oil from Western sanctions, according to shipping data, industry sources and officials.
Iran condemns anti-Islam film; anti-US protest planned
AFP: Iran has condemned a film insulting Islam that sparked a deadly protest in Libya killing the US ambassador, while Iranian media reported an anti-US protest over the movie would take place in Tehran on Thursday.
World powers pressure Iran at IAEA
AFP: Russia and China on Wednesday joined Western powers in rounding on Iran at the UN atomic watchdog in a move aimed not only at pressuring Tehran but also persuading Israel that diplomacy must continue.
In unusual snub, Obama to avoid meeting Netanyahu
Reuters: In a highly unusual rebuff to a close ally as tensions escalated over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program, the White House said on Tuesday President Barack Obama would not meet Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli prime minister’s U.S. visit later this month.
