AFP: The United States reacted cautiously Wednesday to a statement by Iran's president accepting a swap of enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, saying Tehran should submit a formal offer of the deal to international authorities.
US says Iran should send nuclear offer to IAEA
German companies pull out of Iran, slowly
International Herald Tribune: German companies, long Iran’s biggest trading partners in Europe, are finding it increasingly difficult to do business there as the United States, Israel and others campaign for tougher U.N. sanctions in response to the country’s nuclear program.
Iran test-fires satellite rocket: report
Reuters: Iran test-fired a domestically made satellite-carrier rocket on Wednesday, Iranian media said, a move that may worry Western powers who fear Tehran is seeking to build a nuclear bomb and missile delivery systems.
Iran leaders ‘sowing seeds’ of own destruction: Biden
AFP: Iran's leaders are "sowing the seeds of their own destruction" with a brutal crackdown on protesters, US Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday.
Brown calls for further sanctions against Iran
BBC: Gordon Brown has called for further sanctions against Iran as a test of the international community's "strength".
Iran vows to destroy the US Apaches domination
Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 02 – Iran has developed a new class of surface-to-air missile to defeat the US Apache helicopters, an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) official told state-run media on Tuesday.
Iran vows to destroy the US Apaches domination
Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 02 – Iran has developed a new class of surface-to-air missile to defeat the US Apache helicopters, an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) official told state-run media on Tuesday.
Italy says firmly against new Iran energy deals
Reuters: Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Tuesday that Rome had taken a firm stance on blocking new oil and gas investments in Iran, where Italy's Eni is involved in the Darkhovin oilfield.
Nine to be executed as Iran plans crackdown
The Times: Nine more dissidents will be executed soon, a senior member of Iran's judiciary declared today, as the regime stepped up its efforts to deter another huge opposition rally planned for next week.
Iran taking steps to blunt future sanctions: US spy chief
AFP: Iran has taken steps to blunt possible future global and US sanctions, notably seeking out new sources of gasoline in China and Venezuela, the top US intelligence official said Tuesday.
