JAN. 18 – “A key meeting aimed at tackling Iran’s suspected nuclear arms programme has ended in failure after a low-level Chinese delegate blocked a new round of sanctions against the Islamic republic,” reports James Bone.

JAN. 11 – The Associated Press is reporting that the United States and five other countries are likely to meet this week to discuss what to do about Iran’s nuclear program.

JAN. 9 – The Associated Press is reporting that a Taiwanese company acceded to a request from a China-based firm to procure sensitive components with nuclear uses, then shipped them to Iran.

JAN. 6 -  Zhang Yesui, the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, said in a press conference Tuesday that his country opposed tougher sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
“Sanctions themselves are not an end,” he said. According to a report in today’s New York Times, the Chinese buy about 15 percent of their oil from Iran.
“State-run companies like the [...]

JAN. 4 – Today’s Wall Street Journal, highlighting a recent report by the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, describes how Chinese firms have been evading U.S. sanctions imposed because of proliferation to Iran.

JAN. 2 – Israel’s NRG news web site reports that Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister, Danny Ayalon is hinting that the West may act to topple the Iranian regime.
“The world is uniting against Iran,” Ayalon said at a Saturday event in Tel Aviv. “In a month we will see sanctions against her. I am not sure [...]