AP: Iran is set to run almost 3,000 centrifuges by the end of the month, nearing the threshold for industrial-scale uranium enrichment in its contested nuclear program, French diplomatic officials said Wednesday.
France: Iran to run nearly 3,000 uranium centrifuges soon
France urges EU to take lead on Iran sanctions
Reuters: France’s foreign minister called on the European Union to take the lead in widening financial sanctions on Iran, saying the world could not afford to wait for U.N. action to rein in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran could strike U.S. by 2015, U.S. officials say
FOX News: Iranian technology is on pace to build a long-range missile that could strike the United States within a decade, a high-level Pentagon official told FOX News.
Bush holds up North Korea as possible model for Iran
Reuters: President George W. Bush on Wednesday held up North Korea as a possible model for resolving the Iranian nuclear standoff and reaffirmed a U.S. offer of talks if Tehran suspends uranium enrichment.
EU envoy warns Iran on nuclear progress
AP: The European Union’s top envoy warned Iran on Wednesday that the EU wanted to see progress in international negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program or risk new sanctions by the end of the year.
Detained Iranian an intelligence agent: US general
AFP: An Iranian arrested by US forces in Iraq’s Kurdish region had been involved in Tehran’s intelligence operations in Iraq for more than a decade, an American general said on Wednesday.
Iranian says US can’t afford another war
AP: Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday the United States is not in a position to attack his country because Washington cannot afford another costly war in the region.
Cleric shot dead during sermon in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 03 A cleric was shot dead on Tuesday as he was giving a sermon in the restive province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, south-east Iran, state media reported on Wednesday.
Cleric shot dead during sermon in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 03 A cleric was shot dead on Tuesday as he was giving a sermon in the restive province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, south-east Iran, state media reported on Wednesday.
Iraqis need a year to control Baghdad, U.S. general says
New York Times: The No. 2 American commander in Iraq said Tuesday that Iraqi security forces would need most of next year before they were capable of providing security for the entire capital, Baghdad.
