Iran Focus: London, Mar. 02 – The following is the full text of a statement on Thursday by the U.S. State Department spokesman on the outcome of a conference call by representatives the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany over the possibility of imposing further sanctions against Iran for its failure to suspend uranium enrichment:
P5+1 discuss Iran nuclear standoff
P5+1 discuss Iran nuclear standoff
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 02 – The following is the full text of a statement on Thursday by the U.S. State Department spokesman on the outcome of a conference call by representatives the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany over the possibility of imposing further sanctions against Iran for its failure to suspend uranium enrichment:
Progress made on possible Iran sanctions
AP: The world’s major powers made progress Thursday on possible new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment but some differences remain, U.N. diplomats said.
Student rebels in Iran expelled and earmarked for army
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Lawyers for exiled Iranian resistance movement demand group be removed from EU terror list
AP: Lawyers for an exiled Iranian resistance movement appealed to the European Union on Thursday, demanding the 27-nation bloc remove the Paris-based group from its blacklist of terror organizations.
Solana aide sees limits to EU sanctions on Iran
Reuters: An aide to European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Thursday there were limits to how far some EU states would go in tightening sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.
Senior Iranian diplomat visits Beijing
Reuters: A senior Iranian diplomat arrived in Beijing on Thursday to discuss Tehran’s nuclear standoff as China repeated its position that the conflict should be resolved through negotiation.
Six-way phone talks on Iran set for later Thursday
AFP: The United States, four European powers and China will hold telephone talks later Thursday to discuss toughening sanctions on Iran over its refusal to halt its nuclear programme, the French foreign ministry said.
Ahmadinejad blames U.S., Israel for wars
AP: Iran’s president blamed the United States and Israel for the world’s problems Thursday in a lecture to Sudanese officials and intellectuals during his visit to Sudan.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad to visit Saudi on Saturday
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to visit Saudi Arabia on Saturday for talks on the regional situation with the kingdom’s leaders, an official said on Thursday.
