Iran Focus: London, Jun. 09 The worlds main industrialised nations in a statement on Friday condemned Irans failure to comply with UN Security Council resolutions calling on it to suspend its sensitive nuclear work.
Text of G8 statement on Irans nuclear defiance
US missile shield threatens resolution of Iran stand-off: Russia
AFP: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that US missile defence shield could worsen the Iranian nuclear stand-off and urged Washington to freeze work on the plans with the Czech Republic and Poland.
UN chief blasts Irans Ahmadinejad over anti-Israel remarks
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 08 United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon blasted on Thursday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his remarks earlier this week calling for the destruction of Israel.
UN chief blasts Irans Ahmadinejad over anti-Israel remarks
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 08 United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon blasted on Thursday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his remarks earlier this week calling for the destruction of Israel.
Sarkozy urges tough sanctions message for Iran
Reuters: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday the international community needed to signal tougher sanctions to Iran over its disputed nuclear programme.
G-8 leaders press Iran to halt uranium enrichment
Bloomberg: Group of Eight leaders accused Iran of flouting the international community by pursuing uranium enrichment and warned the Islamic Republic will deepen its diplomatic and economic isolation if the program continues.
Cyclone Gonu leaves Oman, heads towards Iran
Reuters: Cyclone Gonu left the coast of Oman and swept out into a major oil shipping route towards Iran on Friday, killing at least 32 people and leaving a trail of destruction that halted oil and gas exports for a fourth day.
Iran’s big brother for bloggers
The Guardian: Respectful comments on the president’s blog are in sharp contrast to the censorship of ordinary web users in the Islamic republic.
Syria ceded part of Golan to Israel in peace talks: Netanyahu
AFP: Former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad said during secret peace talks in the 1990s he was ready to leave a strategic Golan Heights stronghold under Israeli control, ex-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
Iran hopes to start petrol rationing in two weeks
AFP: Iran hopes to begin a much-delayed plan to ration petrol in the next two weeks amid continued uncertainty over its launch date, officials said on Wednesday.
