AFP: The United States is not about to launch pre-emptive strikes against Iran despite increasingly tense rhetoric between Washington and Tehran, the head of US Central Command was quoted as saying Monday.
Admiral says US attack on Iran not ‘in the offing’: report
Human rights investigator slams U.N., EU blacklists
Reuters: Terrorist blacklists drawn up by the United Nations and the European Union violate basic human rights, a Swiss investigator working for Europe’s leading human rights forum has said.
Iran president threatens to expose nuclear ‘traitors’
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday threatened to expose “traitors” who were pressuring his government over its atomic ambitions in the face of mounting calls on Iran to stop controversial nuclear work.
Iran police unveil ‘vice list’
AFP: Iranian police have unveiled a list of “vices” — including makeup, un-Islamic dress and decadent movies — being targeted in an ongoing moral crackdown, a conservative newspaper reported on Monday.
More than half of Iranians watch satellite TV: MP
AFP: More than half of Iran’s 70 million population watch satellite television channels even though they are illegal in the Islamic republic, a conservative MP said in comments published Sunday.
Iran president compares critics to ‘goats’: report
AFP: Iran’s hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hit back at his critics, saying they were less intelligent than goats in comments carried by a reformist newspaper on Sunday.
Malaysia, Iran, Turkey plan “Islamic” car – report
Reuters: Malaysia plans to team up with Iran and Turkey to jointly develop what they called the world’s first “Islamic” car, complete with features for Muslims, for the world market, Malaysia’s Bernama news agency said.
Britain’s Brown backs US stance on Iran
AFP: Prime Minister Gordon Brown described the United States as Britain’s “most important ally” and praised closer ties between France, Germany and the US in an interview broadcast Sunday.
China minister heads to Iran for nuclear talks
Reuters: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will go to Iran for talks on Tehran’s nuclear dispute, officials said on Monday, underscoring the growing pressure on Beijing to help end the standoff.
Merkel, Sarkozy to discuss Iran after Bush visits
Reuters: The leaders of Germany and France meet on Monday to compare notes on dealing with Iran’s nuclear programme, fresh from discussing tougher sanctions during separate visits to U.S. President George W. Bush last week.
