FOX News: Former aides to President Bush and Vice President Cheney are warning their successors in the Obama administration to be wary of Russian pledges of cooperation in the multilateral campaign to rein in Iran's nuclear program.
Former Bush aides warn Obama to beware of Russia’s pledge in Iran nuclear issue
Israel wants time limit on Iran nuclear talks
AFP: An Israeli minister said there should be a time limit on any talks between the international community and arch-foe Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. Iran claims gains in nuclear program
New York Times: Iran inaugurated its first nuclear fuel manufacturing plant on Thursday and said it had increased its capability to enrich uranium. US ‘skepticism’ over talk of Iranian nuke progress
AFP: Washington on Thursday met with "skepticism" an announcement by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that major advances have been achieved in Iran's nuclear program. U.S. does not see Iran’s nuclear claims as rebuff
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she did not see Iran's latest statements about its nuclear program as a rebuff to U.S. overtures to engage Tehran. Iran declares major breakthroughs in nuclear drive
AFP: Iran Thursday declared major advances in its controversial nuclear drive as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad opened an atomic fuel plant and announced the testing of two high capacity centrifuges. Iranian interference in Iraq
Asharq al-Awsat – By Lord Corbett: The UK is not the only one contemplating the future of Iraq now that our troops have handed over formal responsibility for Basra last week. Next door, Shiite Iran is busy working out its next move.
Moscow open to ‘more severe’ punishment for Iran over nuclear program
FOX News: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev admits to President Obama that American intelligence estimates about the pace of Iran's nuclear progress have been more accurate than Russia's.
US calls Iran’s charge against journalist baseless
AP: The United States is calling Iranian charges of espionage against an American journalist "baseless" and "without foundation." China encourages Iran to pursue nuclear negotiations
Reuters: China wants Iran and other powers to pursue contacts aimed at eventually defusing a long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear activities, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday. 