Reuters: Two Iranian-Americans detained in the Islamic Republic on spying charges have “accepted that they carried out some activities”, an Iranian judge was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Iran judge says held U.S.-Iranians admit “activities”
Steinmeier: no progress with Iranian nuclear negotiator
Xinhua: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that no concrete advancement was achieved in his talks with Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on Tuesday.
Iran unlikely to disrupt oil supply: IEA
Reuters: Iran is unlikely to choke off oil supply through the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway in the Gulf in any row with the West over its nuclear ambitions, a top International Energy Agency (IEA) official said on Tuesday.
Iran wants nuclear arms: NEA head
Reuters: Iran’s nuclear program is aimed at producing weapons and not energy, the head of the OECD’s nuclear energy advisory board said on Tuesday.
Iran says talks to Swiss on atomic row – report
Reuters: Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said he held talks with Swiss officials on Tuesday concerning the dispute over Iran’s nuclear plans but said an earlier Swiss idea to end the standoff needed amending.
Republicans insist Iran must not have nukes
Reuters: Republican candidates for U.S. president agreed on Tuesday that Iran must not develop nuclear weapons, even if a tactical nuclear strike is needed to stop Tehran, and accused Democrats of being soft on the issue.
Iran’s nuclear negotiator meets with German FM
AFP: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on Tuesday held talks with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier about the row over Tehran’s contested nuclear programme, the foreign ministry said.
Iran dismisses U.S. concern over held Iranian-Americans
Reuters: Iran said on Tuesday it did not need U.S. advice about how to deal with Iranian-Americans Tehran has detained and said Washington should focus on its own cases of human rights abuses.
About 100,000 Afghans returned from Iran: UN
AFP: Iran has expelled about 100,000 Afghans in nearly six weeks in a drive to deport those who are in the country illegally, the UN refugee agency in Afghanistan said Tuesday.
US suspects Iran-linked gang behind Britons’ kidnap
AFP: US commanders suspect that an Iraqi militant cell with links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was behind last week’s abduction of five British contractors, a senior military official said on Tuesday.
