Washington Times: Aggressively pursuing its so-called "nuclear rights" with thousands of new gas centrifuges now online, Iran is concentrating on producing the weapons-grade material it needs to build nuclear bombs and warheads.
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Iran yr/yr inflation at 26.1 pct in July-media
Reuters: Iran's annual inflation was 26.1 percent in the year to July, newspapers said on Thursday, a slight dip from the 26.4 percent reported for the year to June.
Iran invites Egypt Sunni university into Shiite heartland
AFP: Despite Egypt-Iran tensions, the Shiite-dominated Islamic republic has made an unprecedented request for Cairo's Al-Azhar University, Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning, to open a branch in Tehran.
Russia asks that Iran be given more time
Washington Post: Russia said Wednesday that Iran should be granted more time to respond to a package of incentives that the United States and five other powerful nations have offered Tehran to freeze its uranium enrichment efforts, a stance that may slow U.S. and European efforts to impose U.N. sanctions on Tehran.
Ahmadinejad postpones visit to Markazi Province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 07 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cancelled his visit to the country’s central province of Markazi.
Ahmadinejad postpones visit to Markazi Province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 07 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cancelled his visit to the country’s central province of Markazi.
EU calls on Iran to release detained doctors
Reuters: European Union president France called on Iran on Wednesday to release immediately two Iranian doctors who have been detained by Tehran for more than a month.
World powers mulling fresh Iran sanctions: US, Britain
AFP: Six world powers grappling with Iran's over its suspect nuclear drive agreed Wednesday they have "no choice" but to prepare new UN sanctions against Tehran, the United States and Britain said.
EU exports to Iran rising despite sanctions
Reuters: European Union exports to Iran are on the rise again after a three-year decline, despite United Nations sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program, figures from the EU's statistics office Eurostat show.
Iran blames U.S. for failures in Iraq
Reuters: A senior Iranian diplomat on Wednesday rejected U.S. charges that Iran was trying to undermine stability in Iraq and accused the United States of trying to blame Tehran for its own failures there.
