Reuters: The United Nations should adopt "strong measures" against Iran to persuade Iranian leaders to engage in meaningful discussion about their nuclear program, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday.
France says U.N. must take tough action against Iran
Russia ‘regrets Iran’s rejection of nuclear deal’
AFP: Russia regrets that Iran has apparently rejected a UN-brokered nuclear fuel exchange deal to ease the standoff over its atomic programme, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
Russia says to start Iran nuclear plant in 2010
Reuters: Russia will start up the reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant this year, the chief of Russia's state nuclear corporation told reporters on Thursday.
World will ‘not back down’ on Iran: Clinton
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday the international community is "unified in its resolve" to put pressure on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, and will not back down.
Major powers united on pressuring Iran -Clinton
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday major powers were united on working toward putting more pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, which the West suspects aims to develop atomic weapons.
Six powers to unite over Iran nuclear ambitions
AFP: Six international powers are counting on unity to check Iran's nuclear ambitions, according to a European diplomat who expects China to drop its opposition to new sanctions for fear of isolation.
Iran denies handshake report with Israeli official
Reuters: Iran on Thursday denied reports a minister exchanged a rare handshake with his Israeli counterpart at a tourism fair in Spain, a state news agency said on Thursday.
PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Jan 21
Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iran to unveil three new home-built satellites: report
AFP: Iran will unveil three new satellites in February, a report said Wednesday, amid Western concerns that Tehran is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons.
Iranian who quit Oslo embassy post applies for asylum
Bloomberg: Mohammad-Reza Heydari, the Iranian diplomat in Oslo who resigned to protest his government’s treatment of demonstrators, said he has applied to Norway for political asylum.
