The Times: Gordon Brown was right yesterday to threaten Iran with tougher sanctions immediately – if premature in announcing that the European Union had already formally agreed to do so, and if too grand in implying that freezing an Iranian bank’s assets was, on its own, a big step.
The wrong timing is right for tougher sanctions with Iran
Iran to face new E.U. sanctions, Brown says
Washington Post: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced plans Monday for new European sanctions against Iranian banking, oil and natural gas interests, signaling a growing willingness by Western allies to join President Bush in punishing Tehran for its nuclear enrichment program.
Iranian police crack down on dress code violations
AP: Police closed dozens of clothing stores and hairdressers and stopped cars and pedestrians in a crackdown on women who do not abide by Iran's strict Islamic dress code and men wearing fashions seen as too Western, Iranian media reported Monday.
Britain joins Bush in pressuring Iran
Washington Times: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave a ringing endorsement of President Bush's pro-democracy agenda in the Middle East, and said he will increase British troop levels in Afghanistan.
Make-up of Irans new foreign affairs committee
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 16 – The new members of the Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Foreign Policy and National Security Committee were appointed on Monday. The following are members of the committee:
Make-up of Irans new foreign affairs committee
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 16 – The new members of the Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Foreign Policy and National Security Committee were appointed on Monday. The following are members of the committee:
EU’s Solana says no decision on Iran sanctions
Reuters: The European Union did not take decisions on Monday to launch a new round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said.
Iran’s Melli Bank: the target of sanctions
AFP: Iran's Bank Melli, the newest target for European sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear defiance, is the oldest bank in the country and has already been hit by punitive measures from the West.
Egypt sees Iran “on a surge” in Arab world
Reuters: Egypt sees Iran "on a surge" in the Arab world, playing many political and diplomatic cards regardless of Arab interests, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in an interview.
All options open on Iran: Bush
AFP: US President George W. Bush warned Monday that he had not ruled out the use of force to end Iran's suspect nuclear program, but said that he hoped to end the crisis diplomatically.
