AP: Iran's deputy parliament speaker has dismissed an internationally backed draft plan to have Tehran ship its uranium abroad for enrichment.
Iran lawmaker rejects nuke deal to ship uranium
US urging China, Japan to buy less oil from Iran
AP: The Obama administration is urging China, Japan and other countries to scale down their Iranian petroleum purchases to put pressure on Iran while the U.S. and others consider toughening economic sanctions on the regime.
Iran: 5 executions include woman
New York Times: The Iranian authorities executed five people on Wednesday, including a 30-year-old woman who admitted killing her 5-day-old baby, the state news agency reported.
PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Oct 22
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 ‘has not paid Russia’ in ‘frozen’ missile deal
AFP: Iran has not yet paid Russia in a controversial contract for advanced anti-aircraft missiles, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday, citing a Russian government source.
Iran ‘has not paid Russia’ in ‘frozen’ missile deal
AFP: Iran has not yet paid Russia in a controversial contract for advanced anti-aircraft missiles, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday, citing a Russian government source.
IAEA gives Iran, powers deal text for approval
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Wednesday he had given Iran and three world powers a draft text of a deal for approval by Friday to help allay concerns over Tehran's nuclear program.
US lawmakers urge Obama to use Iran sanctions powers
AFP: Fifty US lawmakers urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to slap sanctions on foreign firms with investments of more than 20 million dollars in Iran's energy sector as called for under US law.
Iran nuclear talks with US, other powers stall in Vienna
Christian Science Monitor: A round of talks on Iran's nuclear program in Vienna, at which the US and other powers were hoping to nail down a deal, faltered on Tuesday.
Iran MPs demand prosecution of opposition leader
AFP: Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday demanded the prosecution of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi for challenging hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election as a court convicted an Iranian-US scholar of spying.
