Press Association: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has told Israel's parliament that a nuclear-armed Iran is "unacceptable" to his country.
Sarkozy warning over nuclear Iran
US may open diplomatic outpost in Iran
AP: The Bush administration is considering setting up a diplomatic outpost in Iran in what would mark a dramatic official U.S. return to the country nearly 30 years after the American embassy was overrun and the two nations severed relations.
EU to impose fresh sanctions on Iran: source
AFP: EU nations were set on Monday or Tuesday to adopt new sanctions against Iran targetting its financial institutions, especially the large Bank Melli, diplomatic sources said.
US Supreme Court to examine case of brother of Iran dissident
AFP: The US Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear the case of the brother of a murdered Iranian dissident who is seeking to collect 2.8 million dollars in terrorism damages.
Iran says Israel not capable of threatening it
Reuters: Iran said on Monday Israel could not threaten it, a few days after a U.S. newspaper reported that Israel's air force had apparently rehearsed a potential bombing raid of Iran's nuclear facilities.
Special forces find proof of Iran supplying Taliban with equipment to fight British
The Observer: British special forces operating on the border between Afghanistan and Iran have uncovered fresh evidence that Tehran is actively backing insurgents fighting UK troops.
Syria, NKorea helped Iran develop nuclear programme: German report
AFP: Damascus and Pyongyang helped Iran to develop its nuclear programme through the construction of a suspected nuclear site in Syria that Israel destroyed last September, Der Spiegel reported.
Iran women’s activist jailed for five years
Reuters: An Iranian women's rights activist has been sentenced to five years in prison on security-related charges, her lawyer said on Saturday.
Iranians told to save power or face daily blackouts
AFP: Iranians on Saturday were told to cut their electricity consumption by 10 percent or face daily power cuts because of a severe drought and low production at hydroelectric power plants.
Israeli maneuvers demonstrate unease over Iran
Wall Street Journal: A flurry of Israeli military maneuvers and diplomatic initiatives are highlighting the Jewish state's increasingly aggressive campaign to contain Iran, and stoking fears in some Arab and Western capitals.


