Biden makes July 4 visit amid poll deadlock
By News Wires the 03/07/2010 – 18:06 US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Saturday for a visit aimed at bolstering the war-torn country’s fledgling democracy almost four months after an inconclusive election.
Obama to Sign Iran Sanctions Bill on Thursday
1 Jul 2010 (AP) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will sign legislation Thursday imposing tough new sanctions against Iran as further punishment for the country’s unwillingness to give up its ambitions of becoming a nuclear power. 
Iran Says Its Shelling Is Occurred by Erbil and Baghdad Green Light Posted on 01 July 2010
1 Jul 2010 (Rudaw) The Iranian ambassador in Baghdad, Hassan Kazmi Qumi, (Iraq) says that the Iranian bombardment of the border areas between the Kurdistan region and Iran are accepted by the authorities in Kurdistan and Iraq.
Beyond Gasoline: Congress Targets Iran’s Access to Critical Energy Know-How
What should be particularly troubling for Tehran are two changes that occurred during the conference committee: the first, Congress eliminated one sentence in the Iran Sanctions Act which for fourteen years permitted companies providing technology, goods and services to the Iranian oil and natural gas sectors to escape U.S. sanctions; and the 
Israeli Envoy to US: Terror May Follow Iran Sanctions
Oren warns Teheran may use Hizbullah, Hamas to start new ME war.
30 Jun 2010 (JPost) – Iran might respond to sanctions passed against it in the US last week with terrorist violence in the Middle East, said Israel’s Washington Ambassador Michael Oren on Tuesday in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine.
Mullen: Iran Will Continue to Strive for Nukes
28 Jun 2010 (AP) ASPEN, Colo. — Adm. Mike Mullen said Monday he believes Iran will continue to pursue nuclear weapons, even if sanctions against the country are increased. 
The Iranian-Syrian Flotillas Charade
“This sudden change of all Iranian plans shows with no doubt that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah are not genuine at all in their support to the Palestinians in Gaza or in any other country. They are using the Palestinian cause as a pretense for their actual schemes of expansionism, terrorism and destabilization of peace and stability in the whole Middle East.”
Iran to Delay Nuclear Talks Until August
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the media as he arrives for his press conference at the presidency, in Tehran, Iran, 28 Jun 2010.
Total stops petrol sales to Iran
French energy company Total says it has stopped petrol deliveries to Iran, amid growing international pressure over Iran’s nuclear programme.
US blacklists Iranian individuals and firms under new sanctions
The United States has added Iranian individuals and businesses, including insurance companies and oil firms, to a blacklist, as it joins with Europe and the UN in introducing new sanctions to undermine Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
