AFP: Iran is attempting to acquire clandestine shipments via Canada for its nuclear program, a senior customs official said Thursday.
Iran aiming to get nuclear materials via Canada: customs
Obama: Iran must take concrete action
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday talks between Iran and world powers had been a "constructive beginning" but Tehran must now take concrete steps to come clean on its nuclear program or else face additional pressure.
Pentagon sees U.S. defense in 2010 for Iran rockets
Reuters: Ground-based interceptor missiles to be deployed in the western United States in 2010 will be able to shoot down long-range Iranian rockets, Pentagon officials said on Thursday, brushing aside criticism of the Obama administration's European defense overhaul.
Clinton: Iran talks were productive but incomplete
AP: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that international talks with Iran had "opened the door" to potential progress on clarifying the country's nuclear ambitions.
International talks on Iran’s nuclear program begin
Los Angles Times: The negotiations in Geneva involve Iran and six other countries. U.S. officials expect 'an extraordinarily difficult process' but may speak directly with Iran's representatives.
Possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran alarms Arabs
New York Times: As the West raises the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, Arab governments, especially the small, oil-rich nations in the Persian Gulf, are growing increasingly anxious.
Iran must meet UN demands or face greater isolation: Clinton
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here Wednesday that Iran must meet its international obligations over its suspect nuclear program or face "greater isolation."
U.S. to seek rare meeting with Iran on nuclear program
Washington Post: U.S. officials signaled Wednesday that they would seek a rare one-on-one meeting with Iranian diplomats during talks here on Thursday between Iran and other major powers on Tehran's nuclear program.
World powers pressure Iran ahead of nuclear talks
AFP: World powers on Wednesday piled pressure on Iran to come clean about its disputed nuclear activities ahead of crucial talks in Geneva, but a defiant Tehran said it would emerge from the meeting unharmed.
Iran on ‘wrong side of law’: UN nuclear watchdog
AFP: The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said in remarks published Wednesday that Iran was "on the wrong side of the law" in not declaring its second uranium enrichment plant when construction began.
