AFP: Iran and the West remain at odds over demands that Tehran suspend uranium enrichment, a senior Iranian official said Tuesday after the latest crisis talks with European officials.
Discord remains over suspending enrichment: Iranian official
Iran says jailed French, German nationals risk new charges
AFP: A Frenchman and a German in jail for illegally entering Iranian waters now risk new charges and are unlikely to be released soon, Iran’s justice minister said on Tuesday.
Iranian protestors urge sanctions against Tehran
AFP: Iranian opposition supporters held a small but noisy protest in Brussels on Tuesday demanding sanctions against Tehran to get it to curb its nuclear plans, as a key Iranian official held talks with the EU.
Iran urges West to end support for Israel before it is too late
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 11 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded on Tuesday that the West ends its support for Israel before it was too late, warning that otherwise it would face the wrath of nations in the Middle East. His comments were aired on state television.
Iran urges West to end support for Israel before it is too late
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 11 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded on Tuesday that the West ends its support for Israel before it was too late, warning that otherwise it would face the wrath of nations in the Middle East. His comments were aired on state television.
Iran deflects deadline before EU nuclear talks
Reuters: Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator deflected Western pressure for an answer on Tuesday to a package of incentives to suspend uranium enrichment ahead of crucial talks with the European Union.
Time up for Iran’s answer on weapon
Washington Post: The Bush administration is poised to press the U.N. Security Council to begin the process of imposing punitive action against Iran, after signals over the weekend that Tehran will not provide the straightforward acceptance or rejection today of a U.S.-backed proposal designed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon, U.S. and European officials said yesterday.
EU pushes for Iran nuclear reply before G8 deadline
Reuters: The European Union will push Iran on Tuesday to respond to an offer of incentives to halt uranium enrichment in a new encounter just days before a key G8 deadline, but Tehran insists it wants more time.
German FM appeals to Iran to respond to offer
DPA: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier appealed in an interview released Saturday for Iran not to turn down an offer by the five UN Security Council permanent members and Germany to negotiate.
Iran won’t give final nuclear response Tuesday
Reuters: Iran will not give its final answer at a meeting this week to a package of proposals backed by six world powers that aims to end a nuclear standoff with the West, an Iranian nuclear official said on Monday.
