AP: An Iranian court has convicted another opposition activist on charges related to the country's post-election turmoil and sentenced him to death, the judiciary said Tuesday.
Iran sentences another activist to death
New Iran sanctions move likely ‘within weeks’: Gates
AFP: Defence Secretary Robert Gates is hoping for a new UN resolution on sanctions against Iran in "a matter of weeks", as world powers raise the heat on Tehran over its nuclear programme, a US defence spokesman said on Tuesday.
Malaysia sacks IAEA envoy after Iran nuclear vote
Reuters: Malaysia has fired its ambassador to the U.N. nuclear watchdog for voting against a resolution rebuking Iran and he will be replaced as rotating head of the agency's governing body later this week, officials said.
West’s Iran concern is valid-Russia security chief
Reuters: Western concerns about Iran's nuclear intentions are well-founded, Russia's national security chief said on Tuesday, and suggested that more than diplomacy might be needed to end Tehran's defiance.
Iran says starts work on making 20 pct nuclear fuel
Reuters: Iran began work on Tuesday to make higher-grade nuclear fuel, a senior official said, and the Pentagon said the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran "within weeks" over its nuclear programme.
Analysis: Iranian plan will put nation a step closer to having material for bomb
Washington Post: Iran's formal notification Monday to a United Nations nuclear watchdog that it will begin producing higher-grade enriched uranium marks a new and potentially dangerous turn in Tehran's confrontation with the West over its nuclear ambitions.
Iran’s resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse Web game
Reuters: With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now comes in emails.
Journalists arrested in Iran crackdown ahead of revolution anniversary
The Times: Iran has arrested ten more journalists in the past several days, opposition sources reported yesterday, in an apparent crackdown before expected protests this week.
Sarkozy, Gates want ‘strong’ sanctions against Iran: Elysee
AFP: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates agreed in talks Monday that "strong" new sanctions must be passed against Iran over its nuclear drive, the French presidency said.
London urges Tehran to maintain ties
Reuters: Britain denied interfering in Iran's internal affairs on Monday and said it would be regrettable if Tehran downgraded its relations with London.
