AP: A senior U.S. official has dismissed Iran’s threats against NATO missile defense installations in Turkey ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to the key U.S. ally and linchpin of NATO’s southern flank.
US official says Iran should not issue threats
Obama “disturbed” by storming of UK embassy in Iran
Reuters: President Barack Obama strongly urged the Iranian government on Tuesday to take to task those responsible for storming the British embassy in Tehran.
U.N. council condemns attack on UK embassy in Iran
Reuters: The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday condemned the storming of two British diplomatic compounds in Tehran and urged Iranian authorities to protect diplomats, the council president said.
Iran minister scraps trip after Hungary bars plane, Shargh says
Bloomberg: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi canceled a trip to the Netherlands this week after Hungary said it wouldn’t allow his plane to enter its airspace, Iran’s Shargh newspaper said, citing an official in Tehran.
INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-Italy govt to help oil firms if Iran banned -lobby
Reuters: Italy’s government will give diplomatic help to the country’s oil companies to find alternative sources of crude if sanctions are imposed on imports from Iran, a senior industry official said on Monday, adding Saudi Arabia could make up the shortfall.
William Hague warns Iran of international backlash
Daily Telegraph: William Hague has warned Iran that it would face an international backlash if it expelled Britain’s ambassador to Tehran after the Islamic regime ratified legislation to downgrade UK ties.
UN rights expert starts probing Iran rights abuses
AFP: A UN expert tasked with investigating alleged human rights abuses in Iran will talk to Iranian activists in France, Germany and Belgium this week after a request to visit the country itself was refused.
EU preparing more sanctions on Iran – Van Rompuy
Reuters: The European Union is preparing new restrictive measures against Iran and shares U.S. concerns about Tehran’s nuclear program, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Monday.
Iran protesters storm British embassy
AFP: Iranian protesters stormed the British embassy and another British diplomatic compound in Tehran on Tuesday, dramatically raising tensions with the West in a confrontation over the Islamic republic’s controversial nuclear programme.
U.K. mulls ban on sale of tracking software to Iran and Syria
Bloomberg: The U.K. government is examining whether to ban the sale of mobile-phone surveillance software to Iran and Syria, Business Minister Judith Wilcox said.
