Reuters: A Russian-built nuclear reactor has become a stumbling block to an agreement on a proposed package of U.N. sanctions on Iran, with the United States arguing that Moscow should be forced to halt work on the project, American officials and diplomats said on Monday.
U.S., EU said arguing over Iran nuclear reactor
U.N. official says Iran is testing new enrichment device
New York Times: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that Iran had begun testing new uranium enrichment equipment that could double the capacity of its small research-and-development facilities.
Diplomats: Iran expanding enrichment
AP: Iran is expanding its uranium enrichment program even as the U.N. Security Council focuses on possible sanctions for its defiance of a demand to give up the activity and ease fears it seeks nuclear weapons, diplomats said Monday.
EXCLUSIVE – Iran expands nuclear centrifuge programme – diplomats
Reuters: Iran has launched a second batch of centrifuges at its pilot nuclear fuel plant despite possible U.N. Security Council sanctions, diplomats said.
Iran won’t retreat from atomic rights: president
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday Western powers were wrong if they thought Iran would retreat under political pressure from its nuclear plans, even as the country faces possible sanctions.
Military chief: Iran has intelligence on enemy movements
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 23 Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is aware of enemy movements, the elite military forces Supreme Commander declared on Sunday.
Military chief: Iran has intelligence on enemy movements
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 23 Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is aware of enemy movements, the elite military forces Supreme Commander declared on Sunday.
Photo report: On the streets in Irans impoverished province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 23 The following are photos of life on the streets in Irans impoverished province of Sistan-va-Baluchestan, south-east of the country.
Photo report: On the streets in Irans impoverished province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 23 The following are photos of life on the streets in Irans impoverished province of Sistan-va-Baluchestan, south-east of the country.
As China pressures N. Korea, will Putin face down Iran?
USA Today: It took the explosion of a nuclear bomb by North Korea fortunately just a test for China to start enforcing sanctions and applying pressure in a way that suggests it finally grasps the proliferation dangers, to itself, the region and the world, that its erratic neighbor represents.
