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New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel (AP)
AP - Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work.
Iran: U.S. assets ban "antagonistic," will have no impact (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran on Tuesday denounced as "an antagonistic move" a tightening of U.S. sanctions targeting Tehran's central bank and giving U.S. banks new powers to freeze Iranian government assets, and said it would have no impact.
Iran's parliament summons Ahmadinejad (AP)
AP - Iran's parliament has summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning over a long list of accusations, including allegations that he mismanaged the nation's economy.
Netanyahu can't fly solo in Israel to attack Iran (Reuters)
Reuters - Three decades ago, an Israeli prime minister faced his cabinet and invoked the Holocaust in an emotional appeal to approve an air strike against an Arab atomic reactor.
Iran calls new US sanctions 'psychological war' (AP)
AP - Iran's foreign ministry has dismissed the new U.S. sanctions on Tehran, saying they are part of a "psychological war" meant to sow discontent among Iranians.
Iran arrests several on links to BBC Farsi service (AP)
AP - Iranian authorities have arrested several people over alleged links to the British Broadcasting Corporation's Farsi-language service, Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Monday.
Obama tightens Iran sanctions over bank "deception" (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama tightened sanctions on Iran another notch, the White House said on Monday, targeting its central bank and giving U.S. banks new powers to freeze assets linked to the government.
Netanyahu to Cabinet: Stop 'chitchat' about Iran (AP)
AP - An Israeli official says the country's prime minister has told his Cabinet to quit the "chitchat" about Iran.
U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes (Reuters)
Reuters - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs.
US levies new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama has ordered new sanctions on the Islamic republic, including its Central Bank, in a move to enforce a law he signed in December.
Obama signs executive order freezing Iran assets in U.S. (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Monday imposing new, stricter sanctions on Iran and its central bank, saying a broader asset freeze was necessary because Iranian banks were concealing transactions.
Obama: tough to know who is making decisions in Iran (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday the United States has a "very good estimate" of Iran's progress toward processing uranium but has some difficulty keeping track of the political dynamics within the Islamic Republic.
Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions (Reuters)
Reuters - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions.
Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings.
Report: Iran navy rescues tanker from pirates (AP)
AP - Iran's state TV reports that the country's navy has opened fire on pirates to foil an attack on an Iranian oil tanker near the Gulf of Aden.
Report: Simpson dolls join Barbie on Iran ban list (AP)
AP - An Iranian government-affiliated agency has banned dolls of the Simpsons cartoon characters, who join Barbie and others on a toy blacklist, an independent newspaper reported on Monday.
Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fix (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the oil-producing Gulf region.
Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran's nuclear program and said there was no evidence that Iran has the "intentions or capabilities" to wage attacks on U.S. soil.
Iran threatens to hit any country used to attack its soil (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran will target any country used as a launchpad for attacks against its soil, the deputy Revolutionary Guards commander said, expanding Tehran's range of threats in an increasingly volatile stand-off with world powers over its nuclear ambitions.
Israel's Netanyahu to visit U.S. next month (Reuters)
Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Washington next month, his office said Sunday, amid heightened speculation that Israel might attack Iranian nuclear facilities despite U.S. reservations.

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