Reuters: Iran would refuse to discuss any suspension of its uranium enrichment activities during talks with six world powers over its nuclear programme that opened in Istanbul on Friday, a senior Iranian official said.
Iran draws red line round enrichment at nuke talks
Iran in new nuclear talks with world powers
AFP: World powers on Friday began crunch talks with Iran to resolve tensions over its controversial nuclear drive as Tehran raised its rhetoric saying it will “not retreat an inch.”
Iran refuses to discuss uranium enrichment as nuclear talks resume
The Guardian: Diplomats were struggling today to salvage international talks over Iran’s nuclear ambitions after the Iranian delegation signalled it would not negotiate over the most controversial part of its programme, uranium enrichment.
Intel panel wants Iran dissidents off terror list
Fox News: As yet another round of talks gets under way in Istanbul to try to convince Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions, a bipartisan panel of top former national security experts has proclaimed further negotiations are likely to be futile and are instead urging President Obama to use a controversial dissident group to destabilize the Tehran regime.
Murder overlooked
Iran Focus – Editorial: What would the rest of us do if a mad gunman was in our midst, systematically murdering our fellow human beings in front of our eyes? The responsible amongst us would not look the other way, because that would serve as a source of encouragement for the murderers to carry on with their heinous acts unchecked. Sooner or later, we would also be harmed in one way or another.
ANALYSIS-Higher oil price empowers Iran, blunts sanctions
Reuters: Oil’s ascent towards $100 a barrel, which OPEC blames on western financial speculators, has handed Iran a windfall to help contain domestic discontent and take the sting out of sanctions designed to squeeze its economy.
Iran says able to enrich uranium even if attacked
Reuters: Iran will be able to carry out uranium enrichment even in the case of a military attack on its nuclear facilities, Iran’s nuclear envoy said in Moscow on Thursday.
Westerners ‘lost in desert of lust’: Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticised Western culture on Thursday, saying its people are “lost in a desert of lust,” and also took aim at his own country’s family-planning policy, the Ilna news agency reported.
Iran’s nuke program – how much time for diplomacy?
AP: Six-power talks with Iran are to begin with the U.S. confident that international efforts have slowed Tehran’s capacity to make nuclear arms.
Iran calls on powers to move fast on fuel swap talks
Reuters: Iran called on international powers on Thursday to move quickly on fuel swap talks with Tehran, its nuclear envoy told reporters in Moscow.
