Washington Post – Editorial: Iran has finally offered its response to an international call for negotiations on its nuclear program, ahead of a late September deadline set by the Obama administration.
Iran’s non-response
Biden lobbies China’s Wu on Iran nuclear issue
AFP: US Vice President Joe Biden stressed the urgency of dealing with Iran's nuclear challenge in a meeting with China's chief legislator, Wu Bangguo, the White House said Friday.
Powers want meeting with Iran on nuclear issue: EU
AFP: The six major countries dealing with Iran on its nuclear programme are to seek an urgent meeting with Tehran following its latest proposals, which they deem inadequate, an EU official said Friday.
Raped and beaten for daring to question President Ahmadinejads election
The Times: Ardeshir, an engineering student dressed in jeans and T-shirt, tells his story in a corner of a Tehran park obscured by trees — he no longer trusts telephones or the internet.
Iran defiant on nuclear rights as Putin warns against attack
AFP: Iran on Friday stood firm against intense new international pressure over its disputed nuclear programme, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned the West against staging an attack.Iran to ‘confront’ opposition groups: Khamenei
AFP: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned opposition groups they will be "confronted" if they jeopardise the nation's security, in an address during Friday prayers in Tehran.
US ambassador tries to allay fears about Iranian dissidents in Iraq
AFP: Christopher Hill, the US ambassador to Iraq, sought Thursday to reassure lawmakers who fear for the safety of more than 3,000 Iranian dissidents in a camp in Iraq.
No Obama reception invite for Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should not expect an invite to a leaders reception President Barack Obama will host at the UN General Assembly, the White House said Thursday.
U.S. says Iran has ability to expedite a nuclear bomb
New York Times: American intelligence agencies have concluded in recent months that Iran has created enough nuclear fuel to make a rapid, if risky, sprint for a nuclear weapon.
U.S. hopes for “serious” nuclear response from Iran
Reuters: The United States hopes Iran's proposals for resolving its dispute with the West over its nuclear program will be constructive and intends to study them carefully, the U.S. envoy to the U.N. said on Wednesday.
