AP: The French foreign minister said Wednesday that Iran will face U.N. sanctions for refusing to halt its nuclear program but that major world powers remain divided over their extent.
France says Iran will face sanctions
US official not expecting Iran nuclear breakthrough Tuesday
AFP: A senior US official said Tuesday that he was not expecting any breakthrough on a UN resolution punishing Iran over its nuclear programme when six major powers meet in Paris later in the day.
Gates against attack on Iran, Syria
AFP: US defense secretary nominee Robert Gates said Tuesday he was against an attack on Iran except as an “absolute last resort” and said he would not support any US strike against Syria.
Iran seeks timetable for US troop exit from Iraq
AFP: A timetable for a US troop withdrawal from Iraq would be a “positive sign” from Washington, a top official from neighbouring Iran said on Tuesday.
Russia backs ban on enrichment-related exports to Iran
AFP: Russia will support a ban on shipments to Iran of technology and material linked to uranium enrichment but remains opposed to wider-ranging sanctions backed by other Western countries, its foreign minister said Tuesday.
US diplomat calls for Iran action
BBC News: A senior US diplomat has hit out at Iran and called on members of the UN Security Council to agree on economic sanctions against Tehran.
Man hanged in western Iran city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 05 A man was hanged in the western city of Kermanshah, the semi-official daily Kayhan reported on Tuesday.
Man hanged in western Iran city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 05 A man was hanged in the western city of Kermanshah, the semi-official daily Kayhan reported on Tuesday.
Iran v Saudis in battle of Beirut
The Guardian: Having looked on helplessly, or unhelpfully, during Israel’s destabilising summer bombardment of Lebanon, Britain and other European countries are now scrabbling to shore up Fouad Siniora’s shaky pro-western government. The foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, and her German counterpart were in Beirut at the weekend. Messages of solidarity have come from France and Italy.
Hardliners turn on Ahmadinejad for watching women dancers
The Guardian: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, who flaunts his ideological fervour, has been accused of undermining Iran’s Islamic revolution after television footage appeared to show him watching a female song and dance show.
