New York Times: A two-day gathering of Holocaust deniers and white supremacists ended Tuesday with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad welcoming participants in his office and telling them Israel would not survive long.
Israel fading, Irans leader tells deniers of Holocaust
Germany’s Merkel says Iran must never get atom bomb
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the international community must use all diplomatic options, including
Undeniably offensive
The Guardian – Leader: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad himself was the power behind the Tehran conference on the Holocaust that has rightly been giving the Islamic Republic such negative media exposure in the west.
Negotiations on Iran sanctions delayed
AP: Negotiations on an Iran sanctions resolution were unexpectedly postponed Tuesday because of Russia’s anger at the United States for raising the plight of an opposition leader in Belarus in the U.N. Security Council.
Ahmadinejad predicts Israel will disappear ‘like USSR’
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted on Tuesday Israel would suffer the same fate as the USSR, as Iran faced a barrage of condemnation for hosting a conference casting doubt on the Holocaust.
France condemns Iran leader’s comments on Israel
AFP: French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy on Tuesday condemned a claim by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Israel would “soon disappear” as shocking and unacceptable.
Iran says UN resolution will not halt nuclear drive
AFP: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Tuesday the draft resolution against Tehran being discussed at the UN Security Council would have no effect on its atomic programme, state television reported.
Russia to deliver nuclear fuel to Iran
AFP: Moscow plans on delivering fuel in March for Iran’s first atomic power plant amid heightened international debate over Tehran’s nuclear program, Russian state monopoly Atomstroiexport told Russian news agencies Tuesday.
Iran a ‘major threat’, says Blair
BBC News: Tony Blair has said Iran poses a “major strategic threat” to the Middle East and is “deliberately causing” problems.
EU foreign ministers discuss Iran nuclear standoff
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 12 The foreign ministers of the European Union discussed the international standoff over Irans nuclear program, during a meeting in Brussels on Monday.
