Reuters: Iran will inform the U.N. nuclear watchdog on progress in its 10 new uranium enrichment plants only six months ahead of starting production at the sites, the state news agency said on Friday.
Iran will inform IAEA on new nuclear sites when ready
British sailors return to London following detention in Iran
Bloomberg: Four British sailors arrived at London’s Heathrow airport today following their release from detention in Iran after straying into Iranian waters.
US issues new appeal over ex-agent missing in Iran
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.
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.
