Bloomberg: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he hopes for a negotiated settlement over Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, and that he will meet with the country’s chief negotiator next week.

Iran Focus: London, Sep. 01 – Russia said on Friday that it regretted Iran’s refusal to comply with a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding that it suspend uranium enrichment.

AP: Iran has left no doubt it intends to seek nuclear weapons now that it has violated a U.N. Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, and the council must now be ready to impose sanctions, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Thursday.

Reuters: European Union foreign ministers will debate on Friday what to do about Iran’s defiance of a U.N. deadline to stop sensitive nuclear work and how to use the aftermath of the Lebanon war to promote Middle East peace.

New York Times: The global nuclear monitoring agency deepened suspicions on Thursday about Iran’s nuclear program, reporting that inspectors had discovered new traces of highly enriched uranium at an Iranian facility.

VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear agency declared Iran had failed to halt nuclear work by a Thursday deadline, in a confidential report leaked to Reuters.

Reuters: President George W. Bush said on Thursday Iran must face consequences for failing to meet the August 31 deadline for halting sensitive nuclear work.