New York Times: In a defeat for the Bush administration, the 35-country ruling board of the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a mildly worded resolution on Monday welcoming Iran’s total freeze on a sensitive part of its nuclear program. The resolution, passed by consensus without a vote, removes the possibility that the group will drag Iran before the United Nations Security Council for possible censure or even sanctions. Board Accepts Nuclear Vow by Iranians
New York Times: In a defeat for the Bush administration, the 35-country ruling board of the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a mildly worded resolution on Monday welcoming Iran’s total freeze on a sensitive part of its nuclear program. The resolution, passed by consensus without a vote, removes the possibility that the group will drag Iran before the United Nations Security Council for possible censure or even sanctions. Wave of executions in recent days
Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 29 – A 19-year-old man was sentenced to death yesterday, after being convicted of murder. The young man whose identity has not been announced was found guilty of killing his father in the Iranian capital of Tehran. This latest sentence follows a string of public executions carried out by the Iranian regime in recent days. Top general warns Iran not to underestimate U.S. military
USA TODAY: A top U.S. commander is warning Iran and others against thinking they can exploit the U.S. military because its ground troops are fighting two major missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Why the Iranians would want to move against us in an overt manner that would cause us to use our air or naval power against them would be beyond me,” … Iran ‘Will Be Held to Account’ over Agreement
Press Association: Iran will be closely monitored to ensure it sticks to an agreement to halt its uranium enrichment programme, Prime Minister Tony Blair said today. He said he hoped the deal would add to progress already made in reducing the threat of weapons of mass destruction around the world. Speaking at his monthly press conference, Mr Blair said of the Iranian agreement: France, Germany and Britain have been working very closely on this. Problem shelved, not problem solved after Iran freezes nuclear fuel cycle
AFP: A major international crisis over Iran’s nuclear ambitions may have been averted for the time being, but the fundamental problem remains — the Islamic regime still wants its very own nuclear fuel cycle. In a deal set to keep its nuclear ambitions away from the United Nations Security Council for the time being, the Islamic republic has yet again agreed to suspend, but not abandon, its uranium enrichment-related work. Stone-throwing militia protest outside British embassy in Iran
AFP: Hundreds of members of Iran’s hardline Basij militia Monday rallied outside the British embassy in protest at Britain’s military deployment in Iraq, throwing stones at the already damaged compound in Tehran. Iran not afraid of US pressure, supreme leader says
AFP: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday his country would press on with its nuclear programme and was not afraid of pressure from the United States. “The people and the officials are not scared of the political threats made by the powers in the service of oppression,” Khamenei was quoted as saying by state television during a meeting … Iran to escape censure after nuclear cat-and-mouse
Reuters: Iran looked set to avoid being reported to the United Nations Security Council on Monday after reaffirming its commitment to a deal meant to reassure the world it is not trying to build a nuclear bomb. But there were signs of mounting exasperation from Western diplomats after five days of chaotic to-and-fro in which Iran first raised fresh demands and then retreated from them. Iran Agrees to Suspension of Its Nuclear Program
Washington Post: Dropping a last-minute demand yesterday, Iran agreed to fully suspend its nuclear programs and won some additional concessions from Europe for a resolution that excludes many of the Bush administration’s proposals for increasing pressure on the Islamic republic. The resolution, drafted by Britain, France and Germany, is the mildest of the seven previous resolutions against Iran and does not include the explicit threat the White House had sought for reporting Tehran to the U.N. Security Council if it breaks the latest suspension. Iran Backs Away From a Demand on A-Bomb Fuel
New York Times: Iran on Sunday backed off a demand to operate uranium enrichment equipment that could be used either for energy purposes or in a nuclear bomb-making project, European and Iranian officials said. The Iranian retreat appeared to salvage a nuclear agreement reached Nov. 15 between Iran and France, Britain and Germany to freeze all of Iran’s uranium enrichment, conversion and reprocessing activities. 