AFP: Russia delivered a fifth consignment of fuel for Iran’s first nuclear power plant in the Gulf port of Bushehr on Tuesday, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran receives fifth consignment of nuclear fuel from Russia
Powers have “way to go” on Iran resolution: Rice
Reuters: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice lowered expectations on Tuesday that major powers would agree on a third U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran, saying there was still “some to way to go”.
Germany urges unity on Iran as world powers meet
Reuters: World powers played down prospects for a deal on new sanctions against Iran ahead of a meeting on Tuesday aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Tehran to curb its sensitive nuclear work.
China says Iran issue at “critical stage”
Reuters: China said on Tuesday Iran’s nuclear standoff with the West was at a critical stage and it hoped for an objective exchange of opinion in talks later in the day in Berlin.
China, Iran near gas deal
Wall Street Journal: China National Offshore Oil Corp. is set to sign an agreement with Iran within weeks for 10 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas, two people familiar with the situation said Monday.
Iran leader backs parliament in dispute with Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has backed parliament in a dispute with hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who had objected to several measures adopted by MPs, the ISNA news agency said on Monday.
Thousands of Iran election candidates face ban
Reuters: About 40 percent of the 7,200 people who have registered to run in Iran’s March parliament election “have a record” with the authorities, a senior official said Monday, an indication they would not be allowed to run.
World powers close to Iran resolution deal: source
Reuters: World power foreign ministers should agree on a new draft sanctions resolution against Iran at a meeting in Germany on January 22, a French diplomatic source said on Monday.
France says new Iran resolution imminent
AP: The U.N. Security Council’s five permanent members and Germany are expected to agree Tuesday on a new resolution to pressure Iran over its nuclear program, a French diplomat said.
Quake jolts south-western Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 21 – An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Do-Gonbadan and Gachsaran, in Irans south-western province of Kohgilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, on Monday.
