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.
IAEA rebuts Iran’s reasons for blocking atom probe
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.
Russia against new U.N. measures on Iran
Reuters: Russia is against the United Nations taking any extra measures on Iran over its nuclear program for now, and thinks efforts towards dialogue should continue, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Hadley troubled by Iran’s defiance
Washington Times: Stephen Hadley, the president's national security advisor, said Friday that Iran’s recent defiance of international nuclear monitors is “troubling,” but expressed hope that Russia will continue to work with the U.S. on pressuring Tehran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran, Israel on ‘collision course’
Los Angeles Times: Iran's highest authority lashed out against Israel on Friday with some of his harshest comments in recent memory about the Jewish state.
