The Hill: The November nuclear deal signed in Geneva with the Iranian regime has eclipsed a range of human rights violations, bolstered by Western silence. This, while Tehran’s temporary retreat in Geneva was caused by overwhelming popular and organized movements, which Iran’s rulers now seek to completely crush.
Don’t give Iran pass on human rights
Iran, big power nuclear talks hit snag on centrifuge research
Reuters: Negotiations between Iran and six world powers on implementing a landmark November deal to freeze parts of Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for easing some sanctions have run into problems over advanced centrifuge research, diplomats said.
India refiners delay Iran imports on failure to get teinsurance
Bloomberg: Indian Oil Corp. (IOCL) and two other state-run refiners said they will defer resuming purchases of Iranian crude by at least three months, having failed to get reinsurance for shipments after Europe said it would relax a coverage ban.
Ros-Lehtinen: The Iraqi Government and the UN must keep their promises
Iran Focus: The security situation in Camps Ashraf and Liberty is getting worse every day; the Iraqi Government and the UN must keep their promises and provide adequate security, says Ros-Lehtinen.
Iran sanctions bill opposed by Obama gains Senate backers
Reuters: U.S. senators pushing a bill to slap new sanctions on Iran if it goes back on an interim deal under which it agreed to limit its nuclear program have gained support since the legislation was introduced in December, aides said on Monday.
UN taps ex-US official to resettle Iranian dissidents
The Hill: The United Nations has tapped President Obama’s former Number 2 Homeland Security official to oversee the resettlement of Iranian dissidents outside of Iraq.
U.S., Russia to meet again to discuss Iranian participation
Wall Street Journal: The United Nations on Monday sent out invitations Monday for the latest peace conference on Syria and Iran wasn’t on the list, despite its role as a major backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
U.S. acts to block Turkish firm from sending GE engines to Iran
Reuters: The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday issued a rare emergency order aimed at blocking the illegal re-export of two large, used U.S.-built commercial jet engines to Iran by a company based in Turkey.
Ex-UK foreign minister Straw visiting Iran
AFP: Former British foreign minister Jack Straw was leading a delegation of lawmakers to Iran on Monday, his office said, as London and Tehran sought to improve diplomatic relations.
U.S. ex-Homeland Security official to advise U.N. on Iran dissidents in Iraq
Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named former Deputy U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute as his special adviser to help with the relocation of a group of Iranian dissidents in Iraq to new countries, the U.N. said on Sunday.
