AFP: A defiant President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday Iran is ready for more sanctions over its nuclear programme and will not bow to pressure in meeting any deadline set by world powers.
Defiant Ahmadinejad says Iran ready for more sanctions
Iran would not discuss nuclear work with powers: TV
Reuters: A senior Iranian official was quoted by a state-run television website on Thursday as suggesting any talks with world powers would not address the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
Iran MPs approve minister wanted by Argentina: media
Reuters: Iran's parliament approved on Thursday the president's choice of new defense minister, Iranian media reported, a man Argentina says was involved in the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center that killed 85 people.
Iran opposition says 72 killed in vote protests
AFP: An aide to Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said in a website report posted Thursday that 72 people died in post-election violence, upping an earlier toll of 69.
Belgian held in US plot to sell Iran fighter jet parts
AFP: US officials have arrested an alleged Belgian arms dealer and charged him with plotting to export illegally to Iran F-5 fighter jet engines and parts, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Iranian hunger striker has heart attack outside US embassy
Evening Standard: A woman on hunger strike outside the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square for more than a month has suffered a heart attack.
World powers urge Iran to enter nuclear talks
AFP: Senior diplomats from six world powers urged Iran on Wednesday to accept their offer of direct talks on its nuclear programme, a senior German diplomat said after a meeting near Frankfurt.
Iran replacing envoys who backed “rioters”: report
Reuters: Iran is replacing 40 of its ambassadors, including some who voiced support for "rioters" during the unrest that erupted after June's disputed presidential election, a semi-official news agency reported.
Iran MPs to debate oil and interior ministries
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nominees for the key oil and interior portfolios were Wednesday to outline their four-year plans to Iranian MPs, as parliament prepared to vote on the new cabinet.
U.S. heard nothing conclusive from Iran on talks
Reuters: The United States has heard nothing conclusive from Iran about Tehran's reported new offer for negotiations on its nuclear program, the White House said on Tuesday.
