AFP: A senior US lawmaker said Friday that it was time to impose punishing new US sanctions against Tehran in response to the revelation of a previously secret Iranian nuclear facility.
Key US lawmaker: Time for new Iran sanctions
Iran plant violates U.N. council decisions: Russia
Reuters: Russia said on Friday that Iran's construction of a second uranium enrichment plant violated U.N. Security Council decisions and should be investigated immediately by the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
Canadian PM echoes Iranian nuclear concerns
AFP: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined the United States, Britain, France and Germany on Friday in demanding immediate access to a previously secret Iranian nuclear site.
US: Iran site appears too small for civilian plant
Reuters: The United States has been monitoring for several years Iran's construction of a newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant and believes it is too small to produce fuel for a civilian nuclear power reactor, a U.S. official said on Friday.
EU urges Iran to work to resolve nuclear dispute
Reuters: The European Union backed a U.S. statement critical of Iran's nuclear program on Friday and urged Tehran to work to solve a dispute with other countries who fear Tehran is developing atomic weapons.
Obama says Iran breaking rules with nuclear plant
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama said Iran is “breaking rules” by secretly building a nuclear fuel plant that is “inconsistent with a peaceful nuclear program.”
Clinton calls for IAEA probe of Iran nuclear site
Reuters: The International Atomic Energy Agency must investigate Iran's newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant and Tehran must take immediate steps to show its program is peaceful, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.
China says worried about Iran nuclear developments
Reuters: China said on Friday it was concerned by Iran's announcement of a second uranium enrichment plant but urged that the escalating dispute be resolved through negotiations.
Leaders warn Iran over nuclear site
New York Times: President Obama and leaders of Britain and France accused Iran on Friday of building a secret underground plant to manufacture nuclear fuel, saying the country has hidden the covert operation from international weapons inspectors for years.
Exiles accuse Iran of working on detonators
Washington Post: An Iranian exile group said Thursday that it has identified two previously unknown sites in and near Tehran where it says Iranian scientists are researching and trying to manufacture detonators for nuclear weapons.
