The New Dark Age

Iran minister: US hikers ‘had intelligence links’
BBC News
Iran’s intelligence minister has said there is evidence that three US
hikers it is holding had links to intelligence agencies, according to
Iran’s Press TV. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8610945.stm

China says Iran sanctions talks in NY “constructive”
Reuters
Li made clear China was committed to the group’s two-track approach on
Iran’s nuclear program — offers of economic and political incentives if
Tehran …
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63742S20100409

Russia offers limited backing on Iran sanctions
San Francisco Chronicle
To ensure the unity of the international community in dealing with Iran, we
should proceed from the basic principles that all its members agree on. …
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/08/EDNC1CROBC.DTL

US group targets Honeywell over Iran
Washington Post
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A pressure group, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI),
is urging industrial conglomerate Honeywell International Inc to stop
selling …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/08/AR2010040803378.html

Iran’s calls for a nuclear-free Middle East should be backed
Online Journal
By Linda S. Heard From April 17-18, Iran intends to host a nuclear
disarmament summit just four days after Washington concludes a nuclear
security summit to …
onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_5785.shtml

Iran Freight Transport Report Q2 2010 – New Market Report Published
OfficialWire (press release)
by Press Office Ataollah Sadr, managing director of Iran’s Ports and
Maritime Organization, said at the end of February 2010 that the country’s
ports …
www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=126317

Western sanctions limiting Iran’s aid: Hamas increasingly ‘desperate’
World Tribune
A Kuwaiti newspaper reported that Iran was struggling to maintain funding
to the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. On March 30, the Al Jareeda daily
…
www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2010/me_hamas0290_04_08.asp

Massey defends mine…Tiger is back…Iran sanctions
9&10 News
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China’s new ambassador says discussions about
possible new sanctions against Iran are very important. Ambassadors from
the US, …
www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=219004&cID=3

Liz Cheney: Obama should stop ‘dressing down’ Karzai
Washington Post (blog)
Apparently the President believes that if we disarm and limit America’s
options, Iran and North Korea will be inspired to follow suit. …
voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/04/liz_cheney_obama_should_stop_d.html

General: Iran Increasingly Meddling in Afghanistan
AOL News
(April 8) — The general in charge of the Pentagon’s efforts to counter
deadly roadside bombs says Iran’s attempts to aid anti-US forces in
Afghanistan is …
www.aolnews.com/article/general-iran-increasingly-meddling-in-afghanistan/19432139

President Obama predicts ‘strong, tough’ Iran sanctions – Carol E …
By Carol E. Lee
He credits nuclear arms discussions with the Russians for helping to pave
the way.
www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35534.html

Despite Landmark Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia, Iran Threats …
By mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have signed a
landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty to replace the expired Strategic
Arms Reduction Treaty of 1991. While Obama has said the treaty will cut the
US and Russia …
www.democracynow.org/2010/4/8/despite_landmark_arms_reduction_treaty_with

Iranian Major General: “If America presents Iran with a serious …
By Robert
“If America presents Iran with a serious threat and undertakes any measure
against Iran, none of the American soldiers who are currently in the region
would go back to America alive,” Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, was
quoted as …
www.jihadwatch.org/2010/04/iranian-major-general-if-america-presents-iran-with-a-serious-threat-and-undertakes-any-measure-agai.html

The Latest from Iran: Dialogue or Conflict? (9 April) | Enduring …
By Scott Lucas
0840 GMT: Meeting the families of political prisoners Bahareh Hedayat and
Ahmad Zeidabadi, reformist leader Mojtaba Tajzadeh — who is still on a
temporary.
enduringamerica.com/2010/04/09/the-latest-from-iran-dialogue-or-conflict-9-april/

Iran Sanctions Negotiations Begin in New York | Ya Libnan | World …
Among the six, China, which has close trade ties with Iran, has been the
most reluctant to impose new sanctions. Those steps could include targeted
measures against members of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards, as well
as against …
www.yalibnan.com/2010/04/08/iran-sanctions-negotiations-begin-in-new-york/