Reuters: Two Iranian Revolutionary Guards were killed in fighting with rebels in a northwestern region, official media said on Sunday, a part of Iran where security forces and Kurdish guerrillas have often clashed in the past.
Rebels kill two Iran Revolutionary Guards – report
Nine face stoning death in Iran
BBC News: At least eight women and one man are reported to have been sentenced to death by stoning in Iran.
US gives Iran two weeks to think again on enrichment
Sunday Times: Iranian and American officials appeared deadlocked yesterday as their most highly publicised meeting for nearly 40 years failed to produce a breakthrough on Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme.
Iraqi Sunni bloc rejoins government
AP: Iraq's largest Sunni Arab political bloc returned to the government fold Saturday after calling off a nearly one-year boycott of the Shiite-dominated leadership — another critical stride toward healing sectarian rifts.
Rice hopes Iran will change course in Geneva talks
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday the United States would not soften its refusal to negotiate directly with Iran until Tehran gave up its nuclear program.
In a shift, U.S. joins nuclear talks with Iran
New York Times: International talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions ended in deadlock on Saturday, despite the Bush administration’s decision to reverse policy and send a senior American official to the table for the first time.
Iran won’t discuss enrichment freeze in next talks
Reuters: Iran's top nuclear negotiator ruled out on Saturday discussion of freezing uranium enrichment at any subsequent round of talks with major powers.
Iran nuclear talks make ‘insufficient’ progress: Solana
AFP: Attempts to persuade Iran to give up its disputed nuclear programme made "insufficient" progress, the European Union's diplomatic chief said Saturday after high-level talks in Geneva.
Rice hopes Iran will change course in Geneva talks
Reuters: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday the United States would not soften its refusal to negotiate directly with Iran until Tehran gave up its nuclear program.
Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran
AFP: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday confirmed that the United States had shifted its position on diplomacy with Iran, with the decision to send a senior envoy to Geneva to participate in nuclear talks with Iran's top negotiator.
