Reuters: Iran accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday of sending spies from foreign intelligence services to the Islamic state, underlining worsening relations between Tehran and the U.N. atomic watchdog.
Iran accuses U.N. nuclear agency of sending spies
Iran ready for talks, but not on nuclear rights: Ahmadinejad
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday Iran was ready for nuclear negotiations with the world powers but the country’s “inalienable rights” were off limits, state television reported.
Clinton presses Iranians
Wall Street Journal: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, addressing a regional security conference here, said she hoped Iranian negotiators would come to planned nuclear talks next week with the West committed to “constructive engagement.”
Iranian foreign minister in Greece as nuclear talks resume
AFP: Iran’s foreign minister will make a two-day visit to Greece next week as Tehran prepares to resume talks with Western powers over its contested nuclear programme, Greek officials said on Friday.
Iran and big powers to hold tentative nuclear talks
Reuters: Iran says nuclear issues are not even up for discussion when it meets major powers in Geneva on Monday, so chances of agreement are slim, though the first such talks in a year may yet lead to more substantial negotiations.
Iraq bus crash kills 14 Iranian pilgrims
AFP: Two buses collided in southern Iraq on Friday, killing 17 people, including 14 Iranian pilgrims on their way to the Shiite shrine city of Najaf, police and doctors said.
China says hopes Iran nuclear talks are constructive
Reuters: China hopes that next week’s talks in Geneva about Iran’s nuclear programme are constructive and that all who attend push for progress, the country’s foreign minister was quoted as saying by state media on Friday.
Man who targeted Iran critics skips LA court date
AP: Mohammad Reza Sadeghnia, a purported Iranian government agent who pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hitman to kill a broadcaster critical of the Iranian regime, is a fugitive from justice after missing a Los Angeles court date.
Clinton says Iran, North Korea could spark arms races
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that Iran and North Korea could spark regional arms races through their pursuit of nuclear programs, which she said threaten peace and stability around the world.
