Today on EA (8 February 2010)

Iran: With 22 Bahman just three days away we are watching the situation in Iran even more closely than usual. The Iranian regime's rhetoric on its nuclear programme has continued throughout the day, but the Western media, which had chased the story to the exclusion of all other topics, has now re-discovered Iran's internal development.

The White House,on behalf of the US Government and the European Union, has issued a statement condemning the human rights violations in Iran since the June elections. All the latest news in our live weblog, which also contains links to other stories.

Former President Khatami set out his thoughts for Thursday's anniversary of the 1979 Revolution.

There have been new protests at Sharif University today, and we have the video.

We have a list of the 57 journalists currently detained in Iran's prisons.

Arabian/Persian Gulfs: Sean Foley has written an EA special analysis of the Gulf States and Iran in the wake of recent news about the deployment of  US soldiers and advanced weapons to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Israel/Syria: Do we have  peace, or commitments to work towards peace from Israel and Syria? Follow the statements from the main players over the weekend.

Palestine: Mahmoud Abbas, Leader of the Palestinian Authority, has expressed his disappointment with the Obama administration and says he will  "not back down" from his demands.