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WP: "Ahmadinejad's decision to address the nuclear
conference comes as the United States and other key U.N. powers are engaged in
delicate negotiations over a U.N. resolution calling for sanctions against Iran
for failing to comply with U.N. obligations to curtail its enrichment of
uranium." http://bit.ly/aM6PNl
NYT: "An international conference on the treaty will
convene here on Monday. A similar effort five years ago collapsed, with
nonnuclear states critical of the nuclear powers for not reducing their
arsenals enough and with extended bickering over how to grapple with the
nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea. With President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran expected to lead his
country's delegation, Mr. Ban suggested that Iran needed to convince other
states that its nuclear program was strictly peaceful." http://nyti.ms/d8mDbQ
Reuters: "Iran and Egypt are gearing up for battle
against the United States and its allies over Israel and developing countries'
rights to atomic technology at a major meeting on the Non-Proliferation Treaty."
http://bit.ly/cKukXW
Nuclear Program
BBC News: "While some firms are reluctant to risk
investing in a country with uncertain perspectives, others also have to take
into consideration their own interests in other parts of the world, as well as
their national government's stance on Iran.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seemed to confirm that the Kremlin was
ready to support new sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear plans." http://bit.ly/bv9yNS
AP: "Sarkozy also met Wednesday with Chinese President Hu
Jintao and stressed the urgency of ongoing efforts to curb Iran's nuclear
activities, saying new sanctions must be imposed on Tehran if negotiations
fail." http://bit.ly/9xnRml
Human Rights
Radio Farda: "A group of women's rights activists in Iran
and worldwide has written an open letter to the United Nations opposing the
Iranian government's bid for membership on the UN's Commission on the Status of
Women (CSW), RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. The letter refers to Iranian laws that gender-equality groups say
discriminate against women. These include statutes relating to such matters as
divorce, child custody, education, and the ability to choose a husband." http://bit.ly/aNbbMI
Politico: "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with
the families of three American hikers being held by Iran at the State
Department today. The families of Shane
Bauer, 27, Joshua Fattal, 27, and Sarah Shourd, 31, are also going to meet with
White House officials, including the National Security Council's Dennis Ross
and Puneet Talwar, an administration official confirmed." http://bit.ly/9oJE99
Foreign Affairs
CS Monitor: "Yet Joint Security Station Wahab, which service
members recently voted 'the most austere base' in southern Iraq, is expected to
remain after most of the American super bases in the country close. That's
because the soldiers here are on the front line of the U.S. military's efforts
to track and counter Iranian influence, a mission that's going to get harder as
the area's al Sheeb border station opens to thousands of Iranian tourists in
the next few months." http://bit.ly/cqOZK7
CNN: "An Iranian navy plane that approached a U.S.
aircraft carrier last week was flying as low as 300 feet as it neared the USS
Eisenhower, U.S. military officials said Wednesday. The incident, first reported by CNN on
Tuesday, came as Iran was beginning a series of military exercises last week
meant to show off their military prowess." http://bit.ly/aC3mPd
Opinion
Reps. Darrell Issa, Dan Burton, and Jeff Miller in WT: "Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems hell-bent on enriching uranium and
developing the other complex components and specialized parts necessary to
deliver and detonate a nuclear weapon. President Obama's policy in response is
far from clear-cut." http://bit.ly/apLmhu
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