Reuters: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Friday he views Iran as a "genuine threat" but still favors initiating a dialogue with the Islamic republic.
Obama: Iran as threat but US should try diplomacy
HP says it will stop distributor’s sales in Iran
AP: Hewlett-Packard Co. said late Thursday that it would stop a distributor from selling its products in Iran.
What Tehran fears most
RFE/RL: When Iranian foreign policy is mentioned, one image that immediately comes to mind is of the brash rantings of radical fundamentalist President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. But one of Tehran's major foreign-policy priorities that is rarely mentioned publicly is to perpetuate the blacklisting by the West of the principal Iranian opposition force.
Iran TV says Israel strikes Gaza office, two hurt
Reuters: An Iranian state television station said two people were wounded by an Israeli rocket strike on the building housing its office in Gaza on Friday.
Former Pentagon chief predicts Iran crisis soon
AP: William Perry, who headed the Pentagon during a 1994 nuclear standoff with North Korea, predicted on Thursday that President-elect Barack Obama will soon face a nuclear crisis with Iran.
Iran’s Larijani slams proposals on Gaza
Reuters: A senior Iranian politician on Thursday described proposals put forward by Middle Eastern and European states to end the Gaza conflict as "honey injected with poison" that would not protect Palestinian rights.
Iran’s Larijani meets Hamas in Damascus
Reuters: A senior Iranian politician met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Wednesday as the Palestinian Islamist group considered an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Iran buys 3 mln barrels of gas oil from Singapore
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 08 – Iran has bought three million barrels of gas oil from Singapore trader Hin Leong to compensate a loss of supplies from India.
Iran buys 3 mln barrels of gas oil from Singapore
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 08 – Iran has bought three million barrels of gas oil from Singapore trader Hin Leong to compensate a loss of supplies from India.
BBC to launch Persian-language TV channel
AP: The BBC said Thursday it will launch a Persian-language TV channel next week that can be seen in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and elsewhere, despite Iranian claims that it will be used to recruit spies.
