New York Times: The coverage of the latest bombastic tour of Manhattan by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran may have obscured the fact that the International Atomic Energy Agency has released its latest report on Tehran’s nuclear program, and it contains some unpleasant news: By the time we inaugurate our next president, Iran is likely to achieve “virtual” nuclear weapon status.
An arms race were sure to lose
U.S. army deploys radar system in Israel
New York Times: The United States Army has deployed an advanced American radar system on Israeli soil, an official here said Sunday, allowing early detection of incoming ballistic missiles and enhancing Israel’s defensive capability against any potential attack by Iran. Dispute over Iran requires more negotiations: Chinese PM
AFP: Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said in an interview aired Sunday that the international approach to Iran's disputed nuclear program should focus on negotiations and avoid piling pressure on Tehran. Iran food prices surge nearly 50% in September
AFP: The rise in food prices accelerated in Iran in September, when the cost of a basket of 45 staple items showed a mighty leap of nearly 50 percent, a newspaper reported on Sunday, citing central bank figures. US ambassador: Iran trying to block security deal
AP: U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker is criticizing Iran for trying to block a new security agreement between the United States and Iraq. Security Council presses Iran on nuclear program
New York Times: The United Nations Security Council unanimously passed a resolution on Saturday pressing Iran to comply with international efforts to monitor its nuclear development program, reaffirming both earlier sanctions and the offer to end the confrontation through negotiations. Britons named in plots to arm Iran
The Observer: A British businessman has been arrested after being named in a plot to supply Iran with weapons of mass destruction, while two more at the centre of an international manhunt are accused of smuggling military parts to Tehran.
Iran atomic agency chief cancels trip to IAEA meeting
AFP: The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation Gholamreza Aghazadeh will not take part in the UN nuclear watchdog's annual assembly opening on Monday, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday. U.S. missile radar to shield Israel against Iran
Reuters: Israel has received an advanced U.S.-made radar, staffed by American personnel, as part of preparations to fend off any future ballistic missile attack by Iran, officials involved in the deployment said on Sunday. Iranian prosecutor escapes assassination
AFP: Gunmen shot and wounded an Iranian public prosecutor in the restive province of Sistan-Baluchestan, the Fars news agency reported on Sunday. 