US and European officials called the UN nuclear inspector mission to Iran a failure. Iran’s oil minister said Iran would not retreat from its nuclear program. The US warned there is a growing possibility Israel will attack Iran as early as April. Ayatollah Khamenei said “Iran will help anyone willing to cut out the cancer […]
Aslanov Zaur, an Azeri national and al Qaeda commander, was killed during Pakistani airstrikes in Kurram last week. He likely entered Pakistan with the aid of al Qaeda’s support network in Iran.
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The head of US intelligence said Iran was keeping its options open on nuclear weapons and that Iran was now willing to attack the US on its own soil. The German chancellor will urge China to cut Iranian oil imports. Iran launched a Spanish-language TV channel.
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President Ahmadinejad signaled his readiness to renew talks about Iran’s nuclear program. India said it would continue to buy Iranian oil.
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The European Union banned Iranian oil imports. British and French naval ships joined the US carrier group in the Strait of Hormuz. The UN’s nuclear watchdog agency confirmed it would send a mission to Iran by the end of January.