AFP: Iran on Thursday shrugged off warnings of further UN sanctions over its nuclear drive, saying the atomic programme was now so well advanced that more punitive measures would have no effect.
Iran shrugs off new nuclear sanctions threats
Iran says has deal on nuclear plant but Russia denies
Reuters: Iran said on Thursday it had struck a deal with Russia on a timetable for the start-up of the Islamic state’s first nuclear power plant, but an official in Moscow said negotiations with Tehran were still under way.
Nippon Oil to buy Iran oil in yen
BBC: Japanese firm Nippon Oil is to start paying for Iranian oil in yen, rather than in US dollars.
UK forces in ‘proxy war with Iran’
Press Association: British forces have been engaged in a “proxy war with Iran” in the south of Iraq, the officer who planned this week’s withdrawal from Basra Palace said.
Iran, Belarus in deal to develop oil field
AFP: Iran and Belarus Wednesday signed a deal worth an initial 250 million dollars to develop an oil field in southwest Iran, the latest sign of the expanding relationship between the two US foes.
America to ramp up diplomacy against Iran
New York Sun: America next week will step up its diplomatic campaign against Iran in an effort to thwart its quest for a nuclear bomb, in anticipation of the coming meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran: It’s about time
Washington Times: It’s about time. The Bush administration has finally decided to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a global terrorist group. My only question: What took them so long?
Australia to tell Russia no uranium sales to Iran
Reuters: Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday he would tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that he would not approve the sale of uranium to Moscow if there was any possibility it could be resold to Iran or Syria.
Seven Iranian police killed in clash with “bandits”
Reuters: Seven Iranian policemen were killed in an overnight clash with bandits in a western province bordering Iraq, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
Four more hanged in public, total of 21 executed in Iran today
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 05 Four more men were hanged in public in the southern province of Fars on Wednesday, bringing the total number of people executed in Iran today to at least 21.
