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NYT: "The Obama administration announced an agreement on
Tuesday with other major powers, including Russia and China, to impose a fourth
set of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, setting the stage for an
intense tug of war with Tehran as it tries to avoid passage of the penalties by
the full United Nations Security Council." http://nyti.ms/cPahjN
AP: "The United States and its Western allies won crucial
support from Russia and China for new sanctions against Iran over its suspect
nuclear program, but they now face a tough campaign to get backing from the
rest of the U.N. Security Council." http://bit.ly/8YY4PF
Radio Farda: "Details of new sanctions that would target
Iran's Revolutionary Guard have emerged after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton announced that the world's major powers had agreed a draft resolution
over Tehran's disputed nuclear program." http://bit.ly/cbekc5
Nuclear Program
AFP: "The International Atomic Energy Agency is still
waiting for an official notification from Iran on a uranium enrichment deal
with Turkey and Brazil, the nuclear watchdog's chief Yukiya Amano said
Wednesday. Amano told reporters during a
visit to Bucharest that he knew of the accord struck by the Iranian, Brazilian
and Brazilian presidents in Tehran on Monday." http://bit.ly/cP56aJ
Commerce
FT: "Pakistan on Tuesday exhorted India to push ahead
with talks with Iran to agree a controversial pipeline that would supply
Iranian gas to the two south Asian countries. Pakistan and India have held talks with Tehran to buy natural gas
through a proposed $7.6bn pipeline to help alleviate severe power shortages." http://bit.ly/95Si3X
Human Rights
AP: "A lawyer representing three Americans jailed in Iran
for nearly nine months says he is hopeful a U.S. push for new sanctions against
the country will not hurt their case." http://bit.ly/9AIyPY
AP: "Some high-profile detentions of foreigners in Iran: Westerners
detained as part of a crackdown after disputed elections in June." http://bit.ly/9L92u5
Reuters: "The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran
since last July were due to arrive in Tehran on Wednesday, with the Iranian
government saying it was allowing them to visit their children as a 'humanitarian
act.'" http://bit.ly/cqXSR4
Bloomberg: "A prize-winning filmmaker detained in Iran
over his support for the opposition has gone on a hunger- strike to protest his
ill-treatment, a human rights group said." http://bit.ly/axXAcg
Foreign Affairs
VOA: "Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has
commended President Robert Mugabe for resisting alleged political interference
by the Western powers, pledging Tehran's continued support for Zimbabwe." http://bit.ly/cc7yDl
Opinion
NYT Editorial Board: "Every time it looks as if the big
powers have finally run out of patience with Iran's nuclear misdeeds, Tehran's
leaders suddenly decide they're in the mood to compromise. And every time the
big powers let up on the pressure, Tehran's compromises turn to smoke." http://nyti.ms/cmzLh4
WSJ Editorial Board: "Give Hillary Clinton credit for
hitting a half-court shot at the buzzer. A day after Iran agreed to a nuclear
deal with Brazil and Turkey that threatened to derail the U.S. sanctions
effort, the Secretary of State announced that China and Russia had agreed to a 'strong
draft' of a U.N. Security Council resolution. Assuming the vote comes off,
that's a diplomatic victory we didn't expect-but it's still only halftime." http://bit.ly/aRGBeH
Newt Gingrich in Politico: "The Obama administration has
pursued a foreign policy that ranges from feckless to reckless, from pursuing
fantasies like a global nuclear summit to acts of genuine irresponsibility,
like diminishing longstanding relationships with allies like Poland, Israel and
Britain." http://politi.co/8YQeI1
Henry Sokolski on PBS Newshour: "One of the differences
with this deal from the October deal that the Turks and the Brazilians agreed
to was, it allows Iran to call back its fuel at any time for any reason if it
determines the deal is not being respected. So, this one is a bit of a joker. Hang on. There's a reason why Paris
and Washington are quite reserved in their enthusiasm for being dragged into
having to honor this deal." http://to.pbs.org/ckjqtl
Clayton Jones for CSM: "China's support of a draft UN
proposal for new sanctions against Iran comes after months of efforts by Obama
to recover from his missteps with Beijing. What were the trade-offs?" http://bit.ly/ddQMaB
Josh Rogin in FP: "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
stunned the world Tuesday morning when she testified that the United States had
reached an agreement with other permanent members of the U.N. Security Council
on a draft resolution leveling new sanctions against Iran. But there's one body
that the administration still does not have an Iran sanctions agreement with:
the U.S. Congress." http://bit.ly/ab3dFw
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