St. Petersburg Times: As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed students in Doha this week, it appeared that President Barack Obama's administration had finally realized that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has taken on a controlling — not subservient — role among the Iranian leadership.
To change Iran, target the Revolutionary Guards
German insurers wind down Iran business
Reuters: Germany's Munich Re and Allianz halted all remaining insurance business in Iran as their national representative body said it backed international moves toward tougher sanctions against Tehran.
US voices concern after Iran ‘warhead’ report
AFP: The United States voiced renewed concern Thursday about Iran's nuclear program after a report by the UN's atomic watchdog suggested Tehran may be working on a nuclear warhead.
Iran rejection of rights calls contemptuous: Amnesty
Reuters: Iran's rejection of human rights recommendations made by Western nations shows contempt for both international obligations and its own people, rights group Amnesty International said late on Wednesday.
IAEA ‘concerned’ Iran working on nuclear weapon
AFP: The UN atomic watchdog is concerned that its information about Iran's nuclear activities suggests Tehran may be working on a nuclear warhead, according to a restricted report obtained by AFP Thursday.
Group lists Iran on money laundering blacklist
Reuters: The international body fighting money laundering and terrorist financing on Thursday blacklisted Iran, Angola, North Korea, Ecuador and Ethiopia as posing risks to the international financial system.
Norway grants Iranian ex-diplomat asylum
AP: Norway has granted asylum to an Oslo-based Iranian diplomat who resigned in January to protest his government's violent response to opposition demonstrations in Tehran, officials said Thursday.
US has no plan for military action against Iran: Clinton
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said her country has no plan for military action against Iran over its nuclear programme, in a television interview broadcast on Wednesday.
Iran supreme leader lashes out at Clinton ‘lies’
AFP: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, saying she had spread "lies" against the Islamic republic during a tour of the Gulf.
Iran rejects U.N. call to free political prisoners
Reuters: Iran rejected calls to release all political prisoners and accept an international inquiry into violence after last June's contested presidential elections, an official U.N. report said.
