Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday that Iran has been preparing extra equipment for enriching uranium to higher levels, a move which may increase tensions with the West over its atomic work. Following are excerpts from the report:
FACTBOX-Main points from latest IAEA report on Iran
Iran moves to thwart protests ahead of election anniversary
New York Times: Moving to thwart any protests on the anniversary of a disputed election, the authorities in Iran have ordered at least two million paramilitary members into Tehran, re-arrested dissident activists furloughed from prison and aggressively enforced public bans on mingling of the sexes and un-Islamic women’s clothing.
Iran remembers founding father… with free juice
Iran Focus – Editorial: If there ever was the slightest doubt about the mullahs’ unpopularity among the Iranian people, the recent desperate, albeit amusing, gambit by authorities to entice people to visit the shrine of the regime’s founder should prove as a clear indication.
Students protest in top Tehran university
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 01 – Hundreds of students protested on Tuesday in Tehran’s prestigious Elm-va-Sanaat University (University of Science and Technology) despite an attempt by university authorities and hard-line members of the para-military Bassij force to prevent the action.
Iran braces for June protests as opposition mounts digital offensive
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 31 – Iranian state media warned Monday that the country’s main organised opposition group was making a concerted effort to bring people to the streets in June to mark the anniversary of the nationwide protests that rattled the regime last summer.
Iran opposition condemns Israeli attack on aid convoy
Iran Focus: Paris, May 31 – Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi condemned the deadly Israeli attack Monday on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip.
Seminaries in Qom eyed by Foreign Ministry to further Iran’s fundamentalist agenda
Iran Focus: Qom, May 31 – Iranian officials are focusing on foreign students studying at seminaries in the Shiite holy city of Qom, south of Tehran, as vessels to help further the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy agenda, especially advancing its fundamentalist influence in Muslim countries, Iran Focus has learnt.
Iran producing higher-enriched uranium: IAEA
AFP: Iran is pressing ahead with its controversial atomic programme, producing enriched uranium at higher levels of purification and installing more machinery, a restricted UN report revealed on Monday.
Japan urges Iran to halt uranium enrichment
AFP: Japan urged Iran Monday to halt its controversial uranium enrichment programme, hinting Tokyo might support additional international sanctions against the country, officials said.
Iranian ambassador: No deal on US hikers
AP: The Iranian ambassador in Baghdad said the recent release of two Iranians from Iraqi custody is not an indication of any impeding deal to free three Americans held by Tehran on spying charges.
