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Dow Jones:
"The U.S. and other countries should explore
what economic measures can be taken beyond the recent United Nations sanctions
to force Iran to abandon its nuclear program, a senior Treasury official said
Tuesday. Stuart Levey, undersecretary
for terrorism and international financial intelligence, said the fourth round
of sanctions marked an 'inflection point' in the effort to pressure Iran. But
he warned that the country's leaders will attempt 'work-arounds' to avoid the
impact of the moves." http://bit.ly/bIisL2

AP: "Iran's nuclear chief said Wednesday his country has
produced 17 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20 percent, defying U.N. demands
to halt the controversial program." http://bit.ly/9Zrwqx

AFP: "China and major international financial
institutions have been increasingly willing to cut off Iran over its suspect
nuclear program, top US officials assured skeptical lawmakers Tuesday. 'China is increasingly aware of its own stake in
effective international action against Iran and its nuclear ambitions,' the
number three US diplomat, William Burns, told the Senate Foreign relations
Committee." http://bit.ly/c7Hb0A

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AFP:
"Canada is prepared to implement more sanctions
against Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon
said Tuesday. 'Canada has implemented
all decisions of the (UN) Security Council to date,' Cannon told a press
conference." http://bit.ly/aD2nGG

WP: "Uzi Arad, central in the crafting of Israel's stance
on the Palestinians and on Iran's nuclear program, also argued that new U.N.
Security Council sanctions on Iran are inadequate to thwart its nuclear
progress. A preemptive military strike might eventually be necessary, he said."
http://bit.ly/boB2Hi

Philadelphia Inquirer: "The Pennsylvania House of
Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to make the state Treasury and
pension funds dump stock worth more than $400 million in Royal Dutch Shell and
dozens of other foreign companies. 'If
they want to do business with Pennsylvania's pension funds, they'll have to cut
their ties to Iran,' the bill's sponsor, Rep. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat who
represents Abington and Upper Dublin, told me." http://bit.ly/dBucoq

AFP: "Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on
Wednesday branded new sanctions slapped on Tehran as 'confused acts' which
showed the helplessness of world powers in dealing with the Islamic republic." http://bit.ly/d1QPsL

The Epoch Times: "A group of international scholars,
politicians, and activists issued a scathing report in Ottawa on Tuesday
condemning Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what they describe as his
flaunting international norms regarding nuclear arms, human rights, and
terrorism. The report's authors claim
the document contains the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative
witness testimony and documentary evidence to date regarding Iran's pursuit of
nuclear weapons." http://bit.ly/crSUTt

AFP: "Israel on Tuesday launched a spy satellite from a
base in the south of the country, the defense ministry said, with the device
reportedly capable of monitoring arch-foe Iran. 'A few minutes ago the State of Israel launched the
Ofek-9 (Horizon-9) satellite from the Palmachim base,' the ministry said. 'The
results of the launch are being examined by the technical team.'" http://bit.ly/dw5x4N

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Reuters:
"Ten suspects went on trial in Iran on Tuesday
accused of belonging to a Sunni Muslim rebel group whose leader was executed
two days ago for his involvement in attacks on the predominantly Shi'ite
Islamic state." http://bit.ly/9McEZC

Opinion

Meir Javedanfar in The Guardian: "However, if we look at
Iran's behavior, it is in fact the Iranian leadership that has missed an
opportunity to engage the United States. Since coming to office, Barack Obama
has tried to reach out to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
through his private message, sent in May 2009, calling for 'co-operation in regional
and bilateral relations' between the US and Iran." http://bit.ly/aV6hor

Scott Peterson in CS Monitor: "The Israeli drumbeat for a
military strike against Iran's nuclear program grew louder this week as former
intelligence chief Shabtai Shavit said the Jewish state must not 'sit idly and
wait until the enemy comes to attack you.'" http://bit.ly/dkoL7p



















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