AP: Less than half of the United Nations’ member states have filed mandatory reports on how they are complying with sanctions against Iran for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, the monitoring committee’s chairman said.
UN states lag on Iran sanctions reports
Incentives package prepared for Iran
Washington Times: The United States and four other veto-wielding states on the U.N. Security Council are preparing a package of incentives aimed at Iran’s newly elected parliament in hopes of ending the country’s uranium-enrichment program the main impediment to improved ties between Iran and the West.
We share Iran fear, Angela Merkel to tell Israel
Daily Telegraph: Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, will deliver an address to Israel’s Knesset today, marking a new high point in relations between the two countries.
Iranian TV plan marks new ties
Washington Times: Iran plans to set up a television network and has signed joint projects worth $1 billion with Bolivia efforts that reflect a growing relationship between the two energy-rich nations that share a common hostility to the United States.
Iran’s checkmate
Washington Times – Editorial: That Tehran will not pay any heed to the third UN Security Council resolution condemning its drive to acquire nuclear weapons, stems not from the mullahs’ prowess nor the ineffectiveness of the sanctions. Quite simply, the supreme leader Ali Khamenei is hell-bent on getting the bomb.
US slams Swiss-Iranian gas deal for sending ‘wrong message’
AFP: The United States said a deal signed on Monday between Switzerland and Iran’s state gas firm sends “precisely the wrong message” amid the continued crisis over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Iran eases gas ration, but at a cost
AP: Iran announced Monday it would ease gas rationing for the next month, allowing people to buy gasoline above the imposed limit during a major holiday, but at a far higher price.
Iran, Switzerland sign gas export deal
AFP: Iran and Switzerland on Monday signed a major agreement for Iranian gas exports to a Swiss company, in a rare energy deal between Tehran and the West as their nuclear showdown drags on.
Iran cites human rights abuses in EU
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 17 Irans Foreign Minister accused the European Union on Monday of carrying out human rights abuses.
Iran cites human rights abuses in EU
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 17 Irans Foreign Minister accused the European Union on Monday of carrying out human rights abuses.
