Reuters: Senior officials representing the major powers have reaffirmed in a conference call that Iran should respond to their nuclear proposal within weeks not months, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
Major powers: Iran has weeks to reply to proposal
Iranian, German foreign ministers to meet Saturday
Reuters: The foreign ministers of Germany and Iran will meet in Berlin on Saturday, weeks before the expiry of a deadline for Iran to respond to an offer of incentives if it suspends nuclear enrichment, Germany said on Wednesday.
Europeans back Bush on Iran, North Korea
AP: President Bush on Wednesday won a robust endorsement from European leaders for his tough approach to nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea, despite trans-Atlantic differences on Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and trade.
Bush urges Iran to respond faster on nuclear offer
Reuters: President Bush said on Wednesday Iran was taking too long to respond to an offer of incentives to halt nuclear work that could lead to atomic weapons, and urged it to reply within weeks.
Iran to wait 2 months before answering EU on nuclear deal
Bloomberg: Iran will wait another two months before replying to a European Union offer of incentives aimed at encouraging the Islamic Republic to halt its uranium enrichment program, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
EU offers Tehran last-minute talks to ‘explain’ nuclear deal
The Guardian: The EU’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, has made an unexpected private offer of last-minute talks to persuade the Iranian government to accept the west’s nuclear package.
Iraq oil minister criticises Iran over smuggling
Reuters: Iraq’s new oil minister accused Iranian coastguards on Tuesday of protecting smugglers shipping oil out of Iraq.
Iran’s gray area on nuclear arms
Washington Post: Iranian officials often assert the peaceful intent of their nuclear program by insisting that the religious law that governs their country expressly prohibits weapons of mass destruction.
Irans Supreme Leader meets with top Iraqi protégé
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 20 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that security would only take root in Iraq if United States-led troops left that country, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Irans Supreme Leader meets with top Iraqi protégé
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 20 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that security would only take root in Iraq if United States-led troops left that country, the official news agency IRNA reported.
