The Times: The White House has said that China will back tighter UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. Really? Or is this just wishful thinking? Unfortunately, from Beijing on this subject, talk is more likely than action.
Talk is more likely than action from China over Iran sanctions
U.S. license lets group send anti-censorship software to Iran
Bloomberg: The U.S. government approved the export to Iran of software designed to help citizens avoid government censorship of their Internet use, according to the program’s developer, the Censorship Research Center.
Outlook for Iran fuel offer grim – U.N. nuclear chief
Reuters: Iran appears to be deadlocked in talks with Russia, the United States and France on a U.N.-backed nuclear fuel offer for a research reactor in Tehran, the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said.
Iran complains to UN over Obama ‘nuclear blackmail’
AFP: Iran has formally complained to the United Nations over comments by US President Barack Obama which Tehran considers to be "nuclear blackmail," the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.
Medvedev: Iran ‘ignoring questions’ about nuclear program
CNN: Iran is ignoring questions from the international community about its nuclear program, using "small phrases" to make "small suggestions," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
No Iran nuclear weapons capacity for at least a year: Gates
AFP: Iran will not have the capacity to build a nuclear weapon for at least another year, if not longer, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.
U.S. officials see Iran nuclear bomb probable in 3-5 yrs
Reuters: U.S. intelligence agencies believe Iran won't be capable of producing nuclear weapons for at least a year but that it probably would be technically able to do so if it chooses within 3-to-5 years, U.S. officials said.
Obama urges world to move ‘boldly’ on Iran sanctions
AFP: President Barack Obama Tuesday called for the world to move "boldly and quickly" on new Iran sanctions but admitted the tactic was not a "magic wand" that could alone end Tehran's nuclear program.
Clinton urges action from Turkey, Brazil on Iran
Bloomberg: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told her counterparts from Turkey and Brazil that it is time to apply sanctions pressure on Iran at the United Nations over its nuclear program.
Sarkozy wants Iran sanctions no later than May
AFP: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday he wanted the United Nations to impose fresh sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program no later than May.
