Los Angeles Times: While the Bush administration’s offer to negotiate with Iran was winning praise from many quarters, conservative commentator Michael Ledeen sat down last week to write a column with a far different point of view.

Reuters: The chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday Iran was still resisting inquiries into its nuclear programme, but welcomed big powers’ offer of major incentives to Tehran to resolve the crisis.

Reuters: China said on Monday that this week’s summit of a Cental Asian security group will highlight the organisation’s rising stature, but Iran, with its messy nuclear problems, threatens to highlight its limits.

New York Times: Iran has begun a public campaign that appears to be aimed at nudging the six nations that have offered a package of incentives into negotiations over its nuclear program without first freezing its efforts to make nuclear fuel.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 12 – Iran said on Monday that it would not negotiate on uranium enrichment despite a package of incentives offered to it by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany.

AP: The United States and Europe are lobbying other nations to join them this week in urging Iran to start talks on its uranium enrichment program – and in warning of U.N. Security Council action if it doesn’t – documents shared with The Associated Press show.

Daily Telegraph: Fresh evidence has emerged that Iran is working on a secret military project to develop nuclear weapons that has not been declared to United Nations inspectors responsible for monitoring Iran’s nuclear programme.

Bloomberg: The UN’s nuclear agency may ask Iran to voluntarily suspend its atomic program after receiving the details of a report that shows the Islamic Republic is stepping up its efforts to enrich uranium.