AFP: Iran is actively pursuing a nuclear weapons programme, an exiled Iranian opposition group said Wednesday, giving details of what it claims is an operational nuclear-warhead development site.
Exiled opposition group says Iran still developing nuclear warheads
Iran vows resistance in nuclear standoff
AP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Iran has brought world powers “to their knees” and successfully resisted U.S.-led efforts to get Tehran to halt its uranium enrichment.
Exile group claims Iran is developing nuclear warheads
Wall Street Journal: The Iranian opposition group that first exposed Iran’s controversial nuclear-fuel program has given the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog details of what the group says is a working nuclear-warhead-development facility.
Iran says atomic drive brings powers “to their knees”
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran’s will to continue its disputed nuclear work was stronger than the will of major powers, which have called on Tehran to stop such sensitive activities.
Gazprom chief visits Iran for gas cooperation talks: company
AFP: The CEO of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom visited Iran on Tuesday for talks on joint projects in Iran and cooperation on natural gas sales by Moscow and Tehran, the company said in a statement.
Iran sentences journalist to death
AP: A journalist accused of involvement in a terrorist group in southeastern Iran has been sentenced to death, the judiciary said Tuesday.
Russian telecom MegaFon mulls investment in Iran
Reuters: Russia’s No. 3 mobile phone operator, MegaFon, said on Tuesday it planned to open a representative office in Iran and was considering long-term investments in the Middle Eastern country’s telecoms sector.
Iran’s hardline vetting body reinstates more candidates
Reuters: An Iranian hardline vetting body has reinstated another 250 candidates who had been barred from running for the country’s March parliament election, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Gazprom says agrees more gas/oil projects with Iran
Reuters: Russia’s Gazprom, the world’s largest gas producer, has agreed to develop more phases of Iran’s giant South Pars gas field and enter the country’s oil sector, the firm said on Tuesday.
Javier Clemente pulls out as Iran’s football coach
AFP: Iran on Tuesday said Spanish trainer Javier Clemente rejected an offer to coach the national football team after a row over his insistence on living at home in Spain rather than in the Islamic republic.
