Reuters: Iranian nuclear officials and a visiting team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog held talks on Monday to clarify outstanding questions about Iran’s atomic work, which the West fears is a cover to build a nuclear bomb.
Iran starts talks with IAEA on nuclear program
Iranian president spars with academics in NY
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with a U.S. academic who called him a “petty and cruel dictator” at a forum in New York on Monday where Ahmadinejad said Iran was a peaceful nation and a victim of terrorism.
U.S. says arrests Iran-backed kidnapper in Iraq capital
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 24 Coalition forces conducted an operation to arrest a kidnapper and detained four other criminals supported by Iran in East Baghdad early Monday, the U.S. military announced.
U.S. says arrests Iran-backed kidnapper in Iraq capital
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 24 Coalition forces conducted an operation to arrest a kidnapper and detained four other criminals supported by Iran in East Baghdad early Monday, the U.S. military announced.
In Brief: Offices of Iranian website shut down
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 24 Iranian authorities have closed down the offices of a Persian-language news website, state media reported on Sunday.
In Brief: Offices of Iranian website shut down
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 24 Iranian authorities have closed down the offices of a Persian-language news website, state media reported on Sunday.
Iran leader begins New York charm offensive
The Times: The President of Iran has arrived in New York on a controversial charm offensive to convince the American people that they have nothing to fear from his country.
U.S. focus on Ahmadinejad puzzles Iranians
New York Times: When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was first elected president, he said Iran had more important issues to worry about than how women dress. He even called for allowing women into soccer games, a revolutionary idea for revolutionary Iran. Today, Iran is experiencing the most severe crackdown on social behavior and dress in years, and women are often barred from smoking in public, let alone attending a stadium event.
Sarkozy, a Frenchman in a hurry, maps his path
New York Times: President Nicolas Sarkozy of France strode into the Napoleon III salon of the Élysée Palace and staked his claim to the leadership of Europe. For Mr. Sarkozy, the most burning issue is Irans nuclear program.
Iran smuggling missiles into Iraq: US military
AFP: Iran is smuggling advanced weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, into Iraq to be used by extremists against American troops, the US military charged on Sunday.
