Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration charged that Tehran has allowed senior al Qaeda members operating from Iranian soil to facilitate the movement of Sunni fighters into Syria.
Treasury’s charge sees Tehran enabling al Qaeda in Syria
Shaheen urges Obama to press French on business visits to Iran
The Hill: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) is urging President Obama to use the upcoming state visit with French President Francois Hollande to press him on business visits French companies recently made to Iran.
US diplomats walk out of Tunisia ceremony after Iran jibe
AFP: US diplomats on Friday walked out of the ceremony to celebrate Tunisia’s new constitution after Iran’s representative made “false accusations” about Washington undermining the Arab Spring uprisings, the embassy said.
UN nuclear experts back in Iran to tackle tougher issues
AFP: The UN atomic agency resumes talks in Tehran on Saturday to tackle allegations of past Iranian weapons work and discuss more practical steps to increase the transparency of the country’s nuclear drive.
Iran hosts Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders
Washington Free Beacon: Senior Iranian leaders on Wednesday hosted a delegation of top officials from Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a deadly anti-Israel terror group that is sanctioned by the U.S. State Department.
US sets sanctions on Iran, terror global network
AFP: The United States blacklisted Thursday individuals and companies worldwide for violating its sanctions regime on Iran, even as it has slightly eased those sanctions as nuclear talks progress.
U.S. targets businesses for evading sanctions on Iran
Reuters: The Obama administration targeted a host of businesses across Europe and the Middle East on Thursday for evading sanctions against Iran, a signal that Washington aims to keep pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program.
Syria puts a crude weapon to deadly use
AP: They are known as barrel bombs – makeshift, shrapnel-packed explosive devices that Syrian forces have been dropping on rebel-held neighborhoods from helicopters. Residents have another name for them: “barrels of death.”
AP source: US waives sanctions on Iran broadcaster
AP: The Obama administration is temporarily waiving sanctions on Iran’s state broadcaster, a senior Obama administration official said late Thursday. The move could be seen as a confidence-building measure.
Former Arms Control envoy Robert Joseph: Time for sanctions on Iran
The Hill: President Obama’s assertion in the State of the Union address that American diplomacy has halted Iran’s nuclear program is a dangerous illusion.
