AFP: The White House renewed appeals Thursday for Tehran to shed light on a former FBI agent who disappeared 1,000 days ago while visiting an Iranian resort island in the Gulf.
US issues new appeal over ex-agent missing in Iran
U.S., Germany losing patience with Iran
Reuters: The United States signaled on Thursday its patience with Iran was wearing thin, saying Tehran was rapidly approaching a December deadline to accept a U.N.-brokered nuclear deal with Western powers.
Rafsanjani calls for Iranian unity in nuclear standoff
AFP: Powerful cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani called on Iran's warring political factions to stand together against foreign pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programme, the ISNA new agency reported on Thursday.
Atomic-blast detection station established near Iran
Bloomberg: A United Nations group seeking to outlaw nuclear-weapons tests has set up a detection facility near the border between Iran and Turkmenistan that can register the shockwaves of an atomic blast.
Iran deadline still year-end – White House
Reuters: Time is running out for Iran to avoid sanctions over its nuclear program, a White House spokesman said on Thursday, and Tehran's deadline is still the end of the year for responding to international demands.
Discord returns over Iran subsidy reform plan
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reissued a threat to withdraw plans to reform Iran's costly subsidy system, after parliament passed it to the Guardian Council for final approval, Iranian media reported.
Iran to review ties with countries over IAEA vote
Reuters: Iran's parliament will review the Islamic republic's relations with countries that voted against its nuclear activities at the International Atomic Energy Agency last week, the speaker said on Thursday.
PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Dec 3
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.
Defiant Iran vows to enrich uranium even more
AP: In a defiant speech, Iran's president declared Wednesday that his country will enrich uranium to a much higher level — a fresh rejection of an international plan to curb Tehran's nuclear program.
Canadian sues Iran over mother’s prison death
AFP: The son of slain Canadian-Iranian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking 17 million Canadian dollars (16.2 million US) from Tehran over the 2003 prison death.
