Reuters: Iran has closed down a prominent reformist weekly which has often criticised the policies of conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, media said on Sunday.
Iran bans weekly critical of President Ahmadinejad
Iran’s Ahmadinejad nominates aide for interior minister: report
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday nominated a close aide as Interior Minister four days after parliament sacked Ali Kordan for lying about his credentials, Fars news agency reported.
Iran tightens rules for presidential candidates
AFP: Iran's parliament on Sunday tightened the rules for people wishing to run for president, setting age limits and strict educational criteria in a bid to deter frivolous candidacies.
Obama remarks on Iran nuclear issue come under fire
AFP: Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani slammed US president-elect Barack Obama on Saturday for saying Tehran's pursuit of nuclear weapons was "unacceptable," the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran speaker criticizes Obama’s nuclear remarks
Reuters: Iran's head of parliament on Saturday criticized U.S. President-elect Barack Obama for saying its development of a nuclear weapon would be "unacceptable" and repeated the Islamic state's call for fundamental policy change.
Obama to face big policy decisions on Iran, N. Korea and Mideast
Washington Post: President-elect Barack Obama stepped carefully yesterday when he was asked about the unusual letter of congratulations that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent him — the first time an Iranian leader has congratulated the victor of a U.S. presidential election since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Iran must be kept from developing nukes: Obama
Reuters: An international effort must be made to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Friday.
Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons ‘unacceptable’: Obama
AFP: US President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons was "unacceptable" and the Islamic Republic must stop supporting "terrorist organizations."
Iran says EU’s Solana wants more nuclear talks
Reuters: Iran said Friday EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana had urged the Islamic state to hold fresh talks to remove remaining concerns over its disputed nuclear program, the students' news agency ISNA reported.
What to do about the Iranian threat
Chicago Tribune: A multitude of foreign policy challenges, perhaps chief among them how to deal with the ayatollahs' regime in Iran, awaits President-elect Barack Obama.
