Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a landmark visit to Baghdad on March 2 for talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other officials, Iraq said on Thursday.
Iraq says Iran president to visit Baghdad March 2
Russia to double staff at Iran nuclear plant: RIA
Reuters: Russia’s state nuclear contractor said on Thursday it would double staff at Iran’s first nuclear power station over the next year as Moscow prepares to start up the reactor at the plant, RIA news agency reported.
Iran bans 5 web sites for news comments
AP: Iranian authorities banned five Web sites that comment on current events for “poisoning” public opinion ahead of the crucial mid-March parliamentary elections, the state radio reported on Thursday.
Diplomats: US gave IAEA Iran intel
AP: The U.S. has shared new intelligence with the International Atomic Energy Agency that it claims is evidence Iran was trying to make a nuclear weapon, diplomats said Thursday.
US-Iran talks on Iraq postponed: American embassy
AFP: Tehran has postponed a fourth round of talks between the United States and Iran on security issues facing Iraq that had been expected to take place in Baghdad this week, the US embassy said on Thursday.
Iran halts mistress death verdict
BBC: An Iranian judge has quashed the conviction of a woman sentenced to death for murdering the wife of a former football star.
Diplomats: Iran processes uranium gas
AP: Iran’s new generation of advanced centrifuges have begun processing small quantities of the gas that can be used to make the fissile core of nuclear warheads, diplomats told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Iran has capacity to produce nuclear arms: US intelligence
AFP: Iran still possesses the capacity to produce nuclear weapons even though it may have stopped its atomic arms development program, a senior US intelligence official said Wednesday.
Sarkozy attacks Iran for its stance on Israel
Reuters: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday he would refuse to greet any world leader who refused to recognise Israel — a remark apparently ruling out any face-to-face meetings with Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Iran said to test faster centrifuges with uranium
Reuters: Iran has introduced small amounts of uranium gas into advanced centrifuges it is testing at its main nuclear complex, diplomats said, in a further step towards gaining the means to develop atom bombs if it later chooses.
