Reuters: Iran risks going the same way as Saddam Hussein's Iraq in its confrontation with the West and is too weak to meet the challenges it faces alone, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Tuesday.
Isolated Iran risks the same fate as Iraq – Gaddafi
Journalist hanged in eastern Iran
BBC: Iran has executed a journalist accused of involvement with a Sunni militant group blamed for a spate of attacks in the south-east, officials have said.
Closing Hormuz strait not in Iran’s interest -U.S.
Reuters: Any attempt by Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz would not be in Iran's interest but prove self-defeating to the country's oil-dependent economy, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.
US: Iran reaction to nuclear offer not acceptable
AP: Iran's response to an incentives package aimed at defusing a dispute over its nuclear program is unacceptable, U.S. officials said Tuesday, making the prospects of new sanctions against the country more likely.
Kadhafi warns ‘arrogant’ Iran of military humiliation
AFP: Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Tuesday warned "arrogant" Iran that it faces military humiliation on the scale of Iraq for its refusal to respond to western powers over a nuclear impasse.
Iraq says civilian hurt by shelling from Iran
Reuters: One Iraqi civilian was wounded by rockets launched from Iran on Monday, an Iraqi border guard commander said.
Iran again fails to give final nuclear reply
AFP: Iran on Tuesday again ignored calls to give a final answer to a package presented by world powers to end the nuclear standoff, prompting calls for new sanctions to punish its defiance.
Top U.N. atom official due in Iran at sensitive time
Reuters: A top U.N. nuclear watchdog official will go to Iran on Thursday, the agency said, amid tension between Tehran and big powers over its failure to address demands that it freeze sensitive nuclear work.
While diplomats dither, Iran builds nukes
Wall Street Journal – By John R. Bolton: This weekend, yet another "deadline" passed for Iran to indicate it was seriously ready to discuss ending its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Like so many other deadlines during these five years of European-led negotiations, this one died quietly, with Brussels diplomats saying that no one seriously expected any real work on a Saturday.
Iran ignores key nuclear demand in letter to powers
Reuters: Iran's letter to world powers about its disputed nuclear program does not mention a freeze in nuclear activity demanded by Western capitals to avert further U.N. sanctions, an Iranian official said on Tuesday.
