Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 18 – Huge anti-government protests erupted in central Tehran and across the country on Friday which marked Qods, or Jerusalem, Day in Iran.
“Death to the dictator” chanted in massive Iran rallies
Clinton warns Iran over nuclear program
AP: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that Iran's refusal to prove that its nuclear intentions are peaceful have "profound consequences" for world security.
NATO wants Russia to press Iran on nuclear plans
Reuters: NATO urged Russia on Friday to help other global powers put the maximum possible diplomatic pressure on Iran not to develop nuclear weapons.
Iran must ‘now decide’ on nuclear talks: Clinton
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Iran on Friday to take up the offer from the United States and other powers to negotiate a halt to its suspect nuclear activities.
Protesters chant ‘death to dictator’ at annual Tehran rally
CNN: Large crowds gathered in the Iranian capital Friday to march in an annual pro-Palestinian rally, among them thousands of green-clad supporters of the opposition movement, according to CNN sources in Tehran.
Ahmadinejad: Iran will never stop nuclear program
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that Iran would "never" abandon its disputed nuclear program to appease Western critics.
IAEA denies report it is sure Iran is seeking bomb
AFP: The UN atomic watchdog said Thursday it has no concrete proof that there is or has been a nuclear weapons programme in Iran.
Pro-government senior cleric shot dead in western Iran
Reuters: A senior cleric who was a member of a top government body was shot dead in a Kurdish-populated area on Thursday, the second such killing in less than a week, state media reported.
AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb
AP: Experts at the world's top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead, according to a secret report seen by The Associated Press.
NY prosecutor sees bank settling on Iran ties
Reuters: Prosecutors expect a "mainstream" international bank to reach a settlement within 30 days over illicit links with Iran, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said on Thursday.
