AFP: The White House said Monday that it was "seriously concerned" about Iran's apparent lack of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog agency's probe into Tehran's suspect atomic program.
US: Iran must cooperate with UN watchdog
Chief inspector: Iran may be hiding secret nukes
AP: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned Monday that Iran may be hiding secret nuclear activities, comments that appeared to reflect a high level of frustration with stonewalling of his investigators.
Six countries to meet on Iran this week
AFP: Foreign ministers from the six powers leading the international community's response to Iran's nuclear programme are to meet Thursday in New York to consider possible further sanctions, France said.
IAEA rebuts Iran’s reasons for blocking atom probe
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Monday rejected Iran's argument that an investigation into its atomic program threatened its national security, telling Tehran he could ensure confidentiality if it cooperated.
Iran warns against attack on nuclear facilities
AP: Hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that Iran's military will "break the hand" of anyone targeting his country's nuclear facilities.
Iran will ‘break hands’ of invaders: Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned on Sunday that the nation's military will "break the hands" of invaders if attacked, as the war of words over its nuclear ambitions intensified.
Iran vows to block any attack
Reuters: Iran will stop any attacker before he can "pull the trigger" and sanctions intended to isolate the Islamic Republic have not worked, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a military parade on Sunday.
Iran-trained Shiite Iraqis returning to launch bombings: police
AFP: Groups of Shiite extremists trained in Iran are returning to Iraq with plans to bomb high-profile targets, the chief of Dhi Qar province's police said Saturday.
Russia defies West over nuclear Iran
Sunday Times: Russia will resist western pressure for tougher United Nations sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, it said yesterday.
Iran replaces governor of central bank: official
AFP: The president of Iran's central bank has been replaced after inflation rose more than 27 percent in the year that he held the office, a senior government official told AFP on Saturday.


