AP: Iran's hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama's new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists.
Iran ridicules Obama’s “cowboy” nuclear strategy
Dragon Oil’s Iran swap deal might not be renewed-sources
Reuters: Oil and gas explorer Dragon Oil's crude swap deal with Iran is in jeopardy of not being renewed as Tehran reviews its economic merits, industry sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Iran says nuclear fuel swap still on the table
AP: A top Iranian official says a nuclear fuel swap with the West, initially proposed under a U.N.-drafted plan, is still on the table.
NY rights group says 35 journalists jailed in Iran
AP: The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 35 journalists are in prison in Iran after a nearly yearlong crackdown on the news media in the Middle Eastern country.
Defense secretary warns Iran and North Korea
AP: Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that unprecedented limits being placed on the U.S. nuclear arsenal won't weaken the nation's defense and will send a "strong message" to Iran and North Korea to "play by the rules."
Iran missile will strike Tel Aviv if hit: Khamenei aide
AFP: An aide to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that the Islamic republic will strike Tel Aviv with its missiles if it comes under attack, Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
Iran says oil sanctions threat “a joke”
Reuters: The idea of international sanctions on Iranian oil exports is a joke, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday, adding Iran would not abandon its disputed nuclear work despite mounting international pressure.
Iran cleric: Tehran will strike Israel if attacked
AP: A top cleric with Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has reiterated warnings that Tehran would strike archenemy Israel if the Jewish state and its Western allies attacked Iran.
China says considers attending Iran nuclear meeting
Reuters: China said on Tuesday it was considering whether or not to attend a nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran later this month, after Iran said the Chinese would take part.
Sanctions will not deter nuclear goals: Iran
AFP: Iran reiterated on Tuesday that any new sanctions against Tehran by world powers will not halt the pursuit by the Islamic republic of its nuclear programme.
