Wall Street Journal Europe: As Siemens pulls out of the Islamic Republic, are Merkel's sanction threats real this time?
Will Germany get tough on Iran?
Iran faces consequences over nuclear program: Obama
Reuters: President Barack Obama said his focus on nuclear disarmament had strengthened U.S. diplomacy in dealing with North Korea and Iran, and he warned Tehran faced "growing consequences" over its nuclear program.
Russia warns ‘will not wait forever’ on Iran
AFP: Iran cannot keep the world waiting forever in the standoff over its nuclear programme, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Wednesday after talks with his US counterpart Hillary Clinton.
US Senators press Obama to impose Iran sanctions
AFP: President Barack Obama must act now to impose tough new unilateral sanctions on Iran, US senators said in a letter Wednesday that condemned China's role in the nuclear standoff with Tehran.
How Obama can reverse Iran’s dangerous course
Washington Post: President Obama has a once-in-a-generation opportunity over the next few months to help make the world a dramatically safer place.
Iran to skip Afghan conference in London – agency
Reuters: Iran said on Wednesday it would not take part in an international conference on the future of Afghanistan in London this week, a news agency reported.
At Afghan meeting, Clinton agenda full of Iran
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to London this week is officially focused on Afghanistan and Yemen, but she will also talk to the major powers about what to do next in the nuclear deadlock with Iran.
Two German diplomats ‘were arrested in Iran riots’
AFP: Iran arrested last month two German diplomats for allegedly having a hand in recent rioting, state television said on Wednesday, quoting a top official.
Iran’s Al Alam TV says taken off air by Arab operator
Reuters: Iran's Arabic-language television network Al Alam said on Wednesday it has again been taken off air by a Saudi-based satellite operator amid simmering tensions between Shi'ite Iran and U.S.-allied Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia.
Huntsman stops sales in Iran on concern for government actions
Bloomberg: Huntsman Corp., the world’s biggest maker of epoxy adhesives, said its foreign subsidiaries will discontinue sales in Iran due to concern over the government’s handling of protests of last year’s presidential election.
