AP: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after talks Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the two countries had bridged some of their differences on the Iran nuclear standoff.
France, Russia move closer on Iran
Republican hopefuls talk tough on Iran
Reuters: Republican presidential candidates said on Tuesday it may be necessary to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities to prevent it from developing a bomb but the U.S. Congress should be consulted first.
Iran says will continue crackdown against dissent
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 09 Iranian officials have announced they intend to continue with a nationwide crackdown on corruption in society a euphemism for suppressing dissent, according to opposition sources.
Iran says will continue crackdown against dissent
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 09 Iranian officials have announced they intend to continue with a nationwide crackdown on corruption in society a euphemism for suppressing dissent, according to opposition sources.
BBC Persian and Arabic TV channels to receive funds
Reuters: The government is to give 70 million pounds of extra funding to the BBC World Service to help fund a Persian-language television news channel aimed at Iran and enhance a forthcoming Arabic channel.
Sarkozy talks tough on Iran before Putin meeting
Reuters: France will not compromise on the need for tougher sanctions on Iran, President Nicolas Sarkozy said in an interview published on Tuesday, hours before he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin near Moscow.
Iran and IAEA discuss on nuclear questions
AFP: Iran on Tuesday began talks with a delegation from the UN nuclear watchdog on Tehran’s controversial uranium enrichment programme, state television said.
Iranian students attack ‘fascist Ahmadinejad’
Daily Telegraph: To chants of “death to the dictator”, hundreds of Iranian students have mounted a vociferous protest against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Trucks roll as Iran reopens Iraq border
AFP: A cacophony of horns greeted Iran’s reopening on Monday of its border with northern Iraq as trucks rolled across again two weeks after Tehran shut its frontiers in protest at the US military seizure of an Iranian national.
UN nuclear official to ask Iranians to clarify technical issues
Bloomberg: The United Nations nuclear agency will ask Iranian officials about technical aspects of their work with uranium, under an agreement in which Iran pledged to answer questions previously posed by UN inspectors.
