Reuters: The United States and some European allies plan to complain to the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog about his proposal for Iran to retain some nuclear enrichment activities, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
U.S., allies to complain to ElBaradei on Iran
U.S. denies Iranian accusations against scholar
Reuters: The United States said on Tuesday it was “utter nonsense” for Iran to accuse a U.S.-based scholar imprisoned in Tehran of trying to undermine the Islamic state and her employer denied she was a spy.
Iran bans foreigners from border province
AFP: Iran has banned all Afghan and other foreign nationals from a sensitive southeastern border province as part of a drive to deport tens of thousands of illegal migrants, a senior police chief said Tuesday.
Iran arrests prominent Sufi leader: report
AFP: Iran has arrested the leader of one of its largest Sufi sects as well as other members of his order in the northeast of the country, the reformist Etemad daily reported on Tuesday.
Iran ex-nuclear negotiator ‘gave secrets to embassy’
AFP: A former Iranian nuclear negotiator detained last month on security-related charges is accused of leaking sensitive information to an embassy in Tehran, officials said on Tuesday.
Iran, Belarus to stand together against critics
Reuters: The leaders of Belarus and Iran, both accused of violating international norms by the United States, pledged on Tuesday to act jointly to counter attempts to exert pressure on individual nations.
Cannes cartoon of life under ayatollahs infuriates Iran
AFP: A biting animation about a young girl’s life under Iran’s ayatollahs screened at Cannes Tuesday despite protests from Tehran of Western bias.
Iran arrests 15 for encouraging Azeri protests
AFP: Iran has arrested more than 15 people for calling for a demonstration in the northwestern city of Tabriz to mark the anniversary of the publication of a cartoon offensive to the Azeri minority, the ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
UN inspectors in Iran ahead of IAEA report
AFP: UN inspectors made a last-minute visit in Iran Tuesday to a uranium enrichment plant ahead of a report that could lead to new sanctions against Tehran over its atomic ambitions, diplomats told AFP.
Iran slashes interest rates amid rising inflation
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday slashed interest rates in defiance of double-digit inflation that is expected to rise further this year.
