Reuters: The presidents of Iran and Switzerland met on Sunday to discuss diplomatic issues including an eight-year jail sentence for a U.S.-Iranian journalist convicted in Iran of spying.
Swiss and Iran presidents discuss energy, Saberi
Obama: Iran should free Iranian-American journalist
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday he was "deeply concerned" for the safety of imprisoned Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi and urged Tehran to free her, saying he was confident she was not involved in spying.
Rights groups challenge Iran leader at racism meet
AFP: Human rights groups on Sunday challenged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to eliminate severe discrimination in Iran, ahead of his arrival at a UN conference against racism and intolerance in Geneva.
Israeli official slams Swiss-Iranian meeting
AP: Israel's deputy foreign minister says a planned meeting between Switzerland's president and his Iranian counterpart is "pathetic."
Israel slams planned Swiss-Iran presidential meet
AFP: Israel voiced concern over planned meeting on Sunday between the presidents of Switzerland and the Jewish state's arch-foe Iran as part of a controversial UN conference on racism in Geneva.
Iran sentences American journalist to 8 years in prison
New York Times: Iran has sentenced an Iranian-American journalist, Roxana Saberi, to eight years in prison after convicting her of spying for the United States, her lawyer said Saturday.
US ‘deeply disappointed’ as Iran convicts reporter
AP: Iran convicted an American journalist of spying for the United States and sentenced her to eight years in prison, her lawyer said Saturday, complicating the Obama administration's efforts to break a 30-year-old diplomatic deadlock with Tehran.
Israel stands ready to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites
The Times: The Israeli military is preparing itself to launch a massive aerial assault on Iran's nuclear facilities within days of being given the go-ahead by its new government.
Canadian accused of trying to export nuke parts
AP: A Canadian man has been charged with trying to export nuclear technology to Iran, his native country, police said Friday.
Picking up mullahs’ nuclear tab
Washington Times: American taxpayers helped fund Iran's nuclear program over the past decade, and now the State Department "strongly opposes" diminishing the flow of U.S. money to the international agency that funneled the aid to Iran. The department fears – among other things – that doing so would "anger states in the developing world."
