AFP: Iran’s chief negotiator Ali Larijani will meet UN nuclear agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday, a day before his next meeting with the EU foreign policy chief, the state IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
Iran nuclear chief to meet ElBaradei on Friday
Iran behind Hamas takeover in threat to Arab security: Egypt FM
AFP: Egypt’s foreign minister accused Iran of having encouraged Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to seize neighbouring Gaza and said it posed a threat to the Arab world, in remarks published on Wednesday.
Thompson: Force must be option with Iran
AP: The threat posed by Iran can only be contained if the use of force is kept on the table, potential presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Tuesday.
Britain admits failings over Iran’s seizure of sailors
AFP: Britain admitted Tuesday that collective failings led to the seizure of 15 sailors by Iran in March, but said no disciplinary action would be brought.
Iran warns Iranians who ‘encourage sanctions’
AFP: Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on Tuesday angrily accused “some people” within the country of encouraging UN sanctions over its nuclear programme by harbouring contacts with the West.
An Iranian opposition group claims EU for compensation
Helsingin sanomat: An Iranian opposition group PMOI claims millions for compensation from the European Union because the union has not accepted to remove organisation from the terrorist list as the court of European Community has decided.
Bush says all options on table on Iran
Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush reiterated on Tuesday that all options were on the table in dealing with Iran’s nuclear challenge.
The errors that let Iran seize 15 crew members
The Guardian: A secret report on the seizure of 15 Royal Navy sailors and marines by Iranian forces has uncovered bad intelligence, inadequate training, confused communications and poor judgment by senior military commanders.
Kuwait protests assault on diplomat in Iran
AFP: Kuwait has strongly protested to Iran over a physical assault on one of its diplomats in Tehran and demanded an apology, the state news agency KUNA reported on Wednesday.
Iran-EU atom talks set for June 23 in Lisbon – report
Reuters: Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and the European Union’s foreign policy chief will meet for a new round of talks on Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme on June 23, an Iranian news agency said on Tuesday.
