Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran on Monday that it faced more sanctions if it defied a two-week deadline to agree to curb its nuclear programme.
Rice wants “serious answer” from Iran
Brown warns Iran to end ‘totally abhorrent’ threat to destroy Israel
The Guardian: Gordon Brown will today recall the Holocaust as he delivers a blunt warning to Iran to end its "totally abhorrent" threat to destroy Israel, calling on Tehran to abandon plans to develop nuclear weapons.
Rice warns Iran of ‘punitive measures’
AFP: Iran has two weeks to respond seriously to an international offer to halt its sensitive nuclear work or face further "punitive measures," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned.
Iranian adulterers to be stoned
Daily Telegraph: Eight women and one man convicted of adultery are set to be stoned to death in Iran, according to activists and lawyers.
World Focus: Iran’s stalling on nuclear compromise will only hand ammunition to hawks
The Independent: Iran has handed ammunition to American and Israeli hawks by delaying its response to a Western offer of technological and political incentives intended to curb Iranian nuclear ambitions. At the highest-level meeting involving US and Iranian officials in almost 30 years held in Geneva on Saturday, Iran dashed expectations of a compromise that would avert the imposition of further sanctions and possible military confrontation.
Brown warns Iran in nuclear standoff
Reuters: In the first speech to the Israeli Knesset by a British prime minister, Gordon Brown on Monday will warn Iran it faces growing isolation if it rejects an offer from major powers on its disputed nuclear programme.
Top U.S. admiral says strike on Iran means turmoil
Reuters: White House military adviser Adm. Mike Mullen said on Sunday he was concerned that any U.S. or Israeli strike on Iran carried a notable risk of more turmoil in the Middle East.
Iran says nuclear talks a step forward
Reuters: Iran's president described talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme as a step forward on Sunday, official media said, even though the meeting in Geneva failed to produce any breakthrough in the standoff.
Iran discovers oil field: minister
Reuters: Iran has discovered an oil field with in-place reserves of 525 million barrels, Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari was quoted as saying on Sunday.
U.S. talks with Iran exemplify Bush’s new approaches
Washington Post: With his moves last week involving Iraq, Iran and North Korea, President Bush accelerated a shift toward centrist foreign policies, a change that has cheered Democrats, angered some Republicans and roiled the presidential campaign.
