AP: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has begun a three-day ground and air military exercise aimed at upgrading its combat readiness. State TV says the drills involve ground forces of the Guard, Iran’s most powerful military force, around the city of Sirjan in the country’s south.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard begins 3-day military exercises in south
Iran refuses to go beyond nuclear obligations
AFP: Iran said Saturday it will not go beyond its obligations or accept anything outside its rights under the non-proliferation treaty (NPT), ahead of talks with major powers on its disputed nuclear drive.
Iran selects 16 sites for new nuclear plants
AP: Iran has selected 16 locations for the construction of nuclear power plants as part of a plan to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity at multiple sites over the next 15 years.
Iran announces uranium discovery days before nuclear talks
Reuters: Iran said it has found significant new deposits of raw uranium to feed its nuclear program and has identified sites for 16 more nuclear power stations, just days before talks with Western powers over its disputed atomic program.
Iran denies allegations of organizing spy cell in Nigeria
Reuters: Iran denied on Friday Nigerian allegations that it had trained militants arrested in Nigeria on charges of planning attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets there.
Bi-partisan panel urges recognition of Iranian opposition
US Newswire: While rejecting the current policy of negotiating with the rulers of Tehran and underlining the futility of sanctions in changing the regime’s behavior, Mayor Giuliani stressed the need to embrace the Iranian resistance.
Iran appears to advance in construction of Arak nuclear plant
Reuters: Iran appears to be advancing in its construction of a research reactor Western experts say could offer the Islamic state a second way of producing material for a nuclear bomb, if it decided to embark on such a course, a U.N. report showed.
Risk of military strike wanes as Iran talks resume
Bloomberg: There’s scant hope for a breakthrough next week when negotiators from the U.S. and five other nations meet Iranians for long-awaited talks over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions, according to current and former Western and Iranian officials.
U.S. said to want 1-on-1 meeting with Iran
UPI: Washington wants a one-on-one nuclear meeting with Tehran, U.S. officials said, as Iran installed new centrifuges that can triple the speed it enriches uranium.
Archbishop of Wales demands actions to stop slaughter in Iraq
Wales Online: Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan has urged the Foreign Secretary and the UN Secretary General to take action to stop the “slaughter of innocent refugees” in Iraq.
