AFP: Iran will reply “soon” to the European Union on resuming nuclear talks stalled since January, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday.
Iran will reply ‘soon’ to EU on resuming nuclear talks
Iran doing final pre-start tests at nuclear plant
Reuters: Iran is conducting final tests at its first nuclear power plant and it is expected to start generating electricity in the next two months, Iranian media said on Monday.
Iran bases budget on oil around $81.50 per barrel
Reuters: Iran is basing the oil price for its 2011/12 budget at around $81.50 per barrel and expects the price of oil to pick up again during the start of the summer season, Iran’s OPEC governor told Reuters on Sunday.
Ahmadinejad office rejects Iran reports of Khamenei ultimatum
Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s office rejected media reports that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded he openly back the intelligence minister or step down.
Iran FM in Abu Dhabi amid rising regional tensions
AP: Senior officials in the United Arab Emirates are holding talks with Iran’s foreign minister amid growing Gulf accusations of political meddling by Tehran.
Iran’s conservatives turn up heat on Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iran’s ruling conservatives have increased the pressure on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to “obey” the Islamic republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying his latest pledges did not go far enough.
Cannes film festival honors jailed Iran directors
Reuters: Jailed Iranian film directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof will be honored at the Cannes film festival this year, organizers said on Sunday.
Arrests show Ahmadinejad under increasing pressure from Iran’s clerics
Washington Post: Several associates of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s closest adviser have been arrested in the past few days, Iranian Web sites reported Friday.
Power struggle in Iran enters the mosque
New York Times: The unprecedented power struggle between the two most powerful leaders in Iran deepened Friday, spilling out into Tehran’s public prayers where the mullah leading the service indirectly criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while the crowd chanted “Death to opponents of the supreme leader!”
Internal strife emerges as Tehran looks westward
Washington Post: When there’s political upheaval in Tehran, it’s often interwoven with the explosive question of possible outreach to the United States. And that may be the case with a recent feud between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
