AFP: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani was to hold meetings in Spain Wednesday ahead of crux talks in Brussels with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, state television reported.

Reuters: North Korea’s test-firing of a long-range missile in defiance of world pressure may have been aimed at stealing the nuclear spotlight away from Iran, U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley said on Tuesday.

AFP: British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday he wants Iran to decide whether it will accept an offer to end a nuclear stand-off “as soon as possible”, noting that a crunch meeting on Wednesday would be an ideal moment to speak out.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 04 – The Secretary General of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani told reporters on Tuesday that a Russian envoy would attend a meeting on Wednesday between him and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana over Tehran’s nuclear activities.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 04 – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator once again rejected a demand by the United Nations Security Council for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, state television reported on Tuesday.

AFP: Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Iran on Tuesday to accept an international plan for resolving the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear project and to start negotiations as soon as possible, preferably before the G8 summit next week.