Bloomberg: Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency resume talks over allowing monitors wider access to places and people suspected of conducting undeclared nuclear work in the Persian Gulf nation.
Iran talks with UN nuclear monitors resume today in Vienna
US obligations, foreign and domestic
Politics Home: The United States is in the middle of a federal government shutdown that’s been brought on by the legislature’s failure to put away party differences to the extent required to pass a budget bill and vote to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.
Iran’s state energy firms crippled by budget -minister
Reuters: Iran’s state oil refining and gas firms cannot afford the multi-billion dollar cash payments to householders demanded of them by the current budget, which leaves them nothing to invest in vital projects, Iran’s oil minister said on Sunday.
EU shifts tactics to bolster Iran sanctions
Wall Street Journal: The European Union is moving to a new approach in reinforcing its Iran sanctions regime in a bid to prevent legal challenges by companies from undermining the West’s efforts to counter Tehran’s nuclear program.
Past reveals truth about Rouhani
Columbia Daily Tribune: Hassan Rouhani — the current president of Iran — is a master of political deception. He has the world convinced that he is a “moderate” and that he is different than those who preceded him. Unfortunately for the people of Iran and the Middle East, this is not true.
Iranian Sunni militants claim attack near Pakistan border
AFP: A Sunni militant group, Jaish-ul Adl, has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 14 Iranian border guards in the country’s mountainous southeast, ISNA news agency reported Sunday.
Iran lawmakers reject president’s minister pick
AP: Iran’s parliament has rejected a close ally of President Hassan Rouhani for a ministerial post. In a vote Sunday, 141 out of 261 lawmakers present voted against Reza Salehi Amiri, who Rouhani nominated as sports and youth minister.
Iranian capital takes down some anti-American posters
Reuters: Tehran authorities have taken down some anti-American posters, amid signs Iran is seeking better relations with the United States as the two sides prepare to hold talks over its nuclear program.
Melbourne Iranians join hunger strike over alleged murders
The Age: Local Iranian migrants have joined a global hunger strike to protest the alleged murders of an Iranian dissident group at the controversial Camp Ashraf, Iraq, and are calling on Australia to accept survivors, who have been classified by the UN as genuine refugees.
Iran denies it has stopped enriching uranium to 20%
AFP: A senior Iranian official has denied reports the Islamic republic has temporarily stopped enriching uranium to the 20 percent level, the state news agency IRNA said on Saturday.
