AP: The United States and the European Union demanded Tuesday that Iran return to international talks over its nuclear program and prove to the world that its atomic intentions are peaceful.
US, EU demand Iran return to nuclear talks
Senators press Pentagon on Russo-Iran missile work
AFP: Four US senators frequently critical of the White House on national security issues pressed the Pentagon on Monday to say whether Russian entities were helping Iran develop ballistic missiles.
US lawmakers aim for tighter Iran sanctions
AFP: US lawmakers unveiled legislation Monday to tighten economic sanctions on Iran, looking to drag Tehran to talks on its suspect nuclear programs and to punish alleged human rights violators.
Detained Al-Jazeera journalist had committed offences – Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 17 – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said that an Al-Jazeera journalist who recently went missing in Syria and is believed to be in detention in Iran had committed a number of offences.
The British government must act now to help those at Camp Ashraf
Daily Telegraph: The story of my daughter’s murder needs to be heard by the families of British and US troops, writes Reza Haftbaradaran.
In brief: Iran’s Larijani meets Iraq’s al-Hakim
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 16 – Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani on Monday met with the head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar al-Hakim in Tehran, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported.
Iran president dismisses criticism of appointments
AP: Iran’s president on Sunday dismissed criticism of appointments and dismissals from his Cabinet without parliamentary approval.
Iran starts first underground gas storage facility, PressTV says
Bloomberg: Iran started its first underground natural-gas storage facility with an annual capacity for 3.3 billion cubic meters of gas, Press TV reported yesterday.
Israel is cancer that must be removed: Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad branded Israel a cancer cell that must be removed Sunday, after Israeli gunfire killed 12 people and wounded hundreds as Palestinians marched in a mass show of mourning over the creation of the Jewish state.
Lawmakers hope to force Iran’s hand on nukes
AP: Iran could face a new array of U.S. sanctions under proposed House legislation that’s meant to force Tehran into international talks on its nuclear program.
