AFP: Britain’s UN Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry on Friday dismissed as “inadequate” Iran’s response to an international offer of energy and security incentives in exchange for a freeze of its uranium enrichment activities.
Britain’s UN envoy calls Iran’s response on nuclear issue “inadequate”
Russia rules out UN sanctions against Iran for now
Reuters: Russia on Friday rejected any talk for now of sanctions against Iran and France warned against conflict with Tehran, raising doubt whether it will face swift penalties for not halting nuclear work by an August 31 deadline.
EU decries Irans treatment of dissidents
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 25 The European Union expressed grave concern about the situation of dissidents in Iran, highlighting the recent death of a political prisoner.
EU decries Irans treatment of dissidents
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 25 The European Union expressed grave concern about the situation of dissidents in Iran, highlighting the recent death of a political prisoner.
Foes say Tehran builds fast uranium centrifuges
New York Times: An Iranian opposition group said here on Thursday that Iran had built at least 15 advanced uranium enrichment machines that could speed production of nuclear fuel and asserted that the country would have hundreds more by next year.
US rallying allies, partners on Iran
AFP: US President George W. Bush led a US diplomatic effort to ensure a united response to Iran’s nuclear program one week before Tehran may face United Nations sanctions.
Germany, too, is unsatisfied by Iran’s proposal
International Herald Tribune: Germany joined in criticizing the latest Iranian nuclear proposal Thursday, as an exiled opposition group charged that Iran was secretly building advanced centrifuges at a rate that could dramatically accelerate its production of nuclear fuel.
In muted response to Iran, U.S. and allies seek edge
New York Times: After demanding for three months that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment or face penalties, the formal reaction from the United States and its European allies to Irans refusal to suspend uranium enrichment has been decidedly low-key.
British leave Iraqi base; militia supporters jubilant
Washington Post: British troops abandoned a major base in southern Iraq on Thursday and prepared to wage guerrilla warfare along the Iranian border to combat weapons smuggling, a move that anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called the first expulsion of U.S.-led coalition forces from an Iraqi urban center.
Iran letter to Germany says both facing “tyranny”
Reuters: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that their two countries had been subjected to “tyranny” from the World War Two victors and should cooperate to end the “imposed” world order.
