USA TODAY: U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned the Bush administration that the Security Council might deadlock if asked to punish Iran for its nuclear program. The United States and Britain have called for Iran to be brought before the Security Council if it carries out threats to resume efforts to make nuclear fuel. Annan warns U.S. on Iran
USA TODAY: U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned the Bush administration that the Security Council might deadlock if asked to punish Iran for its nuclear program. The United States and Britain have called for Iran to be brought before the Security Council if it carries out threats to resume efforts to make nuclear fuel. Support for U.S. Sanctions for Iran Grows
AP: As Iran appears to move closer to resuming nuclear activities, support has been quietly building in Congress for new U.S. sanctions, including penalties that could affect multinational companies and this country’s foreign aid recipients. Iran pessimistic ahead of last-ditch nuclear talks
AFP: Iran warned Monday that an emergency meeting next week with the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany may have little chance of resolving mounting tensions over its nuclear programme. Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said the May 23 talks may prove to be the “last round of negotiations” between Iran and the so-called EU-3, insisting that Iran has already decided to resume controversial uranium activities.
Is Tehran toying with Europe?
Washington Times – Editorial: In recent days, the European Union has toughened somewhat its rhetorical treatment of Iran’s nuclear-weapons program. British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Britain could back referring Iranian violations of nuclear agreements with Europe to the United Nations Security Council, where Tehran could face economic or political sanctions. Iran ready to meet EU ministers but stands by nuclear demand
AFP: Iran is ready to meet top European officials in the coming days but will not continue long-term nuclear negotiations without first resuming sensitive uranium work, a seniornational security official said Sunday. “We cannot continue the negotiations with the Europeans without having resumed
some of our activities,” Hassan Rowhani told state television.
French FM confirms Iran-EU meeting in coming days
AFP: French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier confirmed on Sunday that a meeting between the Iranian authorities and the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany on Tehran’s nuclear program would take place in the coming days. “We have scheduled a meeting of the three Europeans with Iranian authorities in the coming days,” Barnier told AFP, without specifying the venue of the talks. Iran stirs Muslim feelings over alleged desecration of Quran at Guantanamo Bay
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 15 – Ignoring denials by senior United States officials, including Condoleezza Rice, that the American military had desecrated the Quran at Guantanamo Bay, Irans theocratic regime issued a number of inflammatory statements whipping up Muslim feelings on this sensitive issue. Tehran stirs Muslim feelings over alleged desecration of Quran at Guantanamo Bay
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 15 – Ignoring denials by senior United States officials, including Condoleezza Rice, that the American military had desecrated the Quran at Guantanamo Bay, Irans theocratic regime issued a number of inflammatory statements whipping up Muslim feelings on this sensitive issue. A revolution gone wrong?
Khaleej Times (UAE) editorial: IRAN needs change. This is a long recognised fact and even those in the establishment do agree that the country needs to change and change soon. But when those who led the Islamic Revolution in 1979 from the front give the clarion call for reform pointing out the revolution has gone wrong, it really is bad news for Irans rulers. Senior official says decision on resuming reprocessing ‘definite’
IRNA: Senior nuclear negotiator Sirous Nasseri here Saturday brushed off that Iran had backed away from its pledge to resume uranium processing, saying the country had delayed the resumption only ‘for several days’. 