AFP: The United States is pressing for very tough new sanctions against Iran this month, a top US aide said Sunday, suggesting that the move could help bring about "regime change."
Tough sanctions could see Iran ‘regime change’: top US aide
Attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities ‘worries’ US admiral
AFP: The chairman of the US military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, said on Sunday he was concerned about the consequences of any attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Biden: US making `significant progress’ on Iran
AP: Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S. had made "significant progress" in addressing Iran's nuclear program.
Biden says expects China support on Iran sanctions
Reuters: Vice President Joe Biden said on Sunday the United States expects to gain China's support for imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
Iran begins drilling oil well in Caspian Sea
AP: State TV reports that Iran has began drilling its first exploratory oil well in the Caspian Sea.
Clinton urges Iran to reconsider nuclear policy
Reuters: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Iran Sunday to reconsider its "dangerous" nuclear policy, saying Tehran's stance leaves the world little choice but to impose "greater costs."
Letter: Iran opposition figure’s son beaten
AP: The wife of one of Iran's opposition leaders accused the nation's supreme leader Sunday of allowing violence and abuses to crush opposition supporters, including the alleged beating of her son during last week's protests.
Five Baha’i followers arrested in Iran
Reuters: Five members of the outlawed Baha'i faith, which has been a target in a security crackdown sparked by post-election violence in Iran, have been arrested on unspecified charges, an Iranian newspaper said on Sunday.
Clinton in Gulf to seek support on Iran sanctions
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew in to Qatar on Sunday on the first leg of a Gulf tour aimed at ramping up the pressure on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme.
No reason to stall Iran missiles deal, Moscow says
Reuters: Russia sees no reason to stall on the sale of its S-300 anti-aircraft systems to Iran, the Kremlin's powerful Security Council said Sunday, hours before the premier of Iran's adversary Israel was due to visit Moscow.
