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Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried
(AP)
 AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.
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Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions.
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Syria mends US, Arab ties as ally Iran in turmoil
(AP)
 AP - Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria — the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its rival the United States at a time when its longtime ally Iran is in turmoil.
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IAEA's new chief promises to unblock Iran standoff
(AFP)
 AFP - The UN atomic watchdog's incoming chief Yukiya Amano promised Friday to go all out to resolve a long-running nuclear standoff with Iran after governors formally gave their assent to his appointment.
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Miliband seeks urgent 'clarification' over Iran embassy staff
(AFP)
 AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday he was "urgently seeking clarification" of Iran's announcement that local staff working at Britain's Tehran embassy will face trial.
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No sign Iran seeks nuclear arms: new IAEA head
(Reuters)
Reuters - The incoming head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday he did not see any hard evidence Iran was trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear arms.
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Iran cleric threatens trial for British embassy staff
(AFP)
 AFP - A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments.
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Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff may face trial
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A senior Iranian cleric suggested on Friday that detained local staff from the British embassy in Tehran would be put on trial in the Islamic Republic for their alleged role in post-election unrest.
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Iran to put British embassy staff on trial
(AFP)
AFP - A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that local British embassy staff arrested for allegedly stoking post-election unrest will be put on trial, a move set to plunge already strained ties to a new low.
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Israeli sub sails Suez, signaling reach to Iran
(Reuters)
Reuters - An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday, describing the unusual maneuver as a show of strategic reach in the face of Iran.
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Beaten Back, Iran's Opposition Looks To Reform From Within
(Time.com)
 Time.com - Having lost the battle for the streets, those who lead the opposition to the reelection of President Ahmadinejad are now forced to fight on within the regime where the hardline security establishment is ascendant
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Iraqi top Shiite clerics are silent on Iran
(AP)
 AP - There is no place outside Iran that has closer links to Tehran's ruling establishment than Iraq's holy Shiite city of Najaf, where the silence during Iran's post-election crisis says much about the deep complexities of their cross-border bonds.
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Japan's Amano wins race to head IAEA
(AFP)
 AFP - Veteran Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano won the contest on Thursday to head the International Atomic Energy Agency, giving him a pivotal role in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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EU urges Iran to release British Embassy staff
(AP)
AP - The European Union demanded on Thursday that Iran release all detained British Embassy staff amid disagreement over how many there were and discussion of a British proposal for the bloc to jointly withdraw all 27 of its ambassadors from the country.
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Obama: Iran cannot be permitted to be nuke power
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama says he is "not reconciled" to the idea of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon within a year.
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(AP)
AP - VP Biden has arrived in Iraq to meet with leaders and discuss withdrawal of US troops.
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Obama on 'reset' mission in Russia summit
(AFP)
 AFP - President Barack Obama leaves for Russia Sunday, seeking to honor a US vow to "reset" strained but tentatively easing ties with Moscow and to muster a united front against Iran's nuclear program.
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Merkel likens Iran to repressive East Germany
(AFP)
 AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday likened events in Iran to the oppression at the hands of the Stasi secret police in communist East Germany, where she grew up.
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FBI says Saddam's weapons bluff aimed at Iran
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Saddam Hussein believed Iran was a significant threat to Iraq and left open the possibility that he had weapons of mass destruction rather than appear vulnerable, according to declassified FBI documents on interrogations of the former Iraqi leader.
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Iran hangs six for murder, two spared: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Iran has hanged six people for murder, but the lives of two others due to be executed at the same time were spared by the families of their victims, an Iranian newspaper reported on Thursday.
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