Reuters: Iran, which the United States accuses of secretly pursuing nuclear weapons, has a stake in the world’s biggest open-pit uranium mine in the African state of Namibia, the mine’s owner told Reuters.
AP: Sen. Joseph Biden and Iran’s foreign minister clashed Friday over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, with Biden hinting at the possibility of armed conflict unless fears of an Iranian weapons program were put to rest. The rare and frank public exchange between a senior American politician and a ranking member of the Iranian government came at a dinner during the World Economic Forum held in this Alpine resort town. 
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 29 Sources within the Iranian Resistance told Iran Focus that they had obtained a secret report sent from an insurgent group operating in Iraq to a senior commander of Iran’s Qods (Jerusalem) Force. Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 29 Sources within the Iranian Resistance told Iran Focus that they had obtained a secret report sent from an insurgent group operating in Iraq to a senior commander of Iran’s Qods (Jerusalem) Force. 
AFP: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned European powers Saturday that they must take their nuclear negotiations with Iran seriously, otherwise Tehran will reconsider its cooperation. “The Europeans negotiating with Iran should know that they are dealing with a great, cultured nation… if Iranian officials feel that there is no seriousness in the European negotiations, the process will change,” … 
New York Times: The chief executive of Halliburton said on Friday that the company would withdraw all employees from Iran and end its business activities there after its Iranian
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 29 An official from Iran’s embassy in Baghdad was arrested by Iraq’s security apparatus. Heydar Javaheri was gathering intelligence under the cover of an economic attaché in the Iranian embassy. He admitted to having illegally entered the country from Iran using fake travel documents after the fall of the previous regime. Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 29 An official from Iran’s embassy in Baghdad was arrested by Iraq’s security apparatus. Heydar Javaheri was gathering intelligence under the cover of an economic attaché in the Iranian embassy. He admitted to having illegally entered the country from Iran using fake travel documents after the fall of the previous regime. 
AFP: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Friday urged Iran to completely renounce military use of nuclear power, but emphatically ruled out the use of force to ensure that Iran complies with international demands. 
Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders strongly condemned the hounding by the authorities of Taghi Rahmani, who since 1981 has spent a total of 5,000 days in prison, sentenced each time in connection with his journalistic work. Rahmani has been in jail this time for 19 months without charge and the worldwide press freedom organisation called on the Iranian authorities for his immediate and unconditional release. 
