AFP: Iran warned on Tuesday it was still prepared to reduce cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog as two conservative papers criticised President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s handling of the nuclear issue.
Iran warns again on nuclear cooperation
Text of remarks by U.S. Treasury official on Iran bank sanctions
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 10 – The following is the full text of remarks on Tuesday by Stuart Levey, the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the United States’ Department of the Treasury, on the blacklisting of Iran’s Bank Sepah for “facilitating” the Islamic republic’s weapons program:
Tehran pollution kills 3,600 in a month
AFP: Air pollution has killed 3,600 people in just a month in the Iranian capital Tehran, an official said Tuesday, describing the city’s environmental situation as a “collective suicide”.
U.S. effort to isolate Iran gains ground as European bank restrictions take hold
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. government’s attempt to isolate Iran’s economy will get a significant boost this month when the last European bank known to be clearing large volumes of that country’s dollar transactions in the U.S. halts the practice.
Tories back US action on Iran
The Independent: Liam Fox, the shadow Defence Secretary, has backed hawks in the White House by calling for “nothing to be ruled out” to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Britain, Japan vow joint pressure on N. Korea, Iran
AFP: Herewith key extracts from the joint declaration agreed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his British counterpart Tony Blair, in which they notably vowed to stand firm over North Korea and Iran.
U.S. Treasury imposes sanctions on Iran’s Bank Sepah
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 09 The United States Department of the Treasury blacklisted on Tuesday Iran’s Bank Sepah for providing support and services to designated Iranian proliferation firms.
U.S. Treasury imposes sanctions on Iran’s Bank Sepah
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 09 The United States Department of the Treasury blacklisted on Tuesday Iran’s Bank Sepah for providing support and services to designated Iranian proliferation firms.
Top military commander: Iran can harm U.S. energy security
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 09 A senior commander of Iran’s paramilitary Bassij force threatened that Iran could impose a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting oil transfers on its southern shores if the international community continued to exert pressure on it to abandon its sensitive nuclear work.
Top military commander: Iran can harm U.S. energy security
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 09 A senior commander of Iran’s paramilitary Bassij force threatened that Iran could impose a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting oil transfers on its southern shores if the international community continued to exert pressure on it to abandon its sensitive nuclear work.
