In the UK and international media today, several news sources note Iran’s response to the killing of a senior Iranian nuclear scientist earlier this week. The Times runs a comment piece by Foreign Secretary William Hague in which he discusses Britain’s response to changes in the Arab world on the first anniversary of the Arab Spring. Reuters reports that a US initiative to ban Iranian oil exports is gaining support in Asian and EU countries. Several papers also review Israeli Supreme Court ruling that upheld a controversial law banning Palestinians from residing in Israel with their Israeli spouses.

On the Israeli front pages today, all papers follow Iran’s responses to the killing of a leading nuclear scientist earlier this week. The papers also continue to follow yesterday’s Israeli Supreme Court ruling, which upheld a law banning Palestinians from permanently living in Israel with their Israeli spouses.

In other news, all papers note a phone call yesterday between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama, which focused on Iran’s nuclear threat and developments in the Israeli Palestinian peace process. The Jerusalem Post reports that the US has penalised several international firms for breaching trade sanctions against Iran. Israel Hayom notes that the US continued to reinforce its naval presence in the Persian Gulf following the rising tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear development. The Jerusalem Post notes Israeli criticism of an EU official document that recommended greater EU involvement in West Bank areas under Israeli security and administrative control. Haaretz reports that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told members of the Fatah party yesterday that no new offers were made by Israel during recent meetings between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators. Ynetnews quotes sources in the US State Department suggesting Turkey has ordered all legal proceedings against Israeli elements to be frozen.