Reuters: Major world powers prepared on Friday to deliver a pivotal proposal to Iran combining incentives to halt work that could produce nuclear weapons with a threat of U.N. Security Council action if it refuses.
World powers to deliver make or break offer to Iran
German police address World Cup security concerns with Iranian dissident
AP: German police have spoken with an Iranian dissident representative to allay security concerns ahead of the Iran team’s arrival for the soccer World Cup, authorities said Friday.
Britain, France approve Irans prospective envoys report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun 02 Britain and France have approved Irans prospective ambassadors, a government-run Persian-language website reported on Friday.
Britain, France approve Irans prospective envoys report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun 02 Britain and France have approved Irans prospective ambassadors, a government-run Persian-language website reported on Friday.
Iran could have nuclear bomb by 2010-Negroponte
Reuters: America’s top intelligence official said Iran could have a nuclear bomb by 2010 and accused Tehran of being the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism.
Inpex may lose right to develop Iran’s Azadegan field
Bloomberg: Iran may remove Japan’s Inpex Corp. from the $2.5 billion Azadegan oil project within the next three months because of a lack of progress at the field, the nation’s largest discovery in more than three decades.
China supports US talks offer to resolve Iran row
Reuters: China supports the United States in resolving the dispute on Iran’s nuclear programmes through diplomatic means, Chinese President Hu Jintao told his U.S. counterpart, George W. Bush.
Iran through prism of Iraq
Washington Times: To learn lessons from history, including recent history, it’s essential to get the history right. That’s why, to understand what to do about the mullahs’ regime in Iran, it’s worth revisiting the debate over the intelligence in Iraq. This is especially so in view of the recent announced decision to participate in talks with Iran, provided the mullahs call a halt to the country’s enrichment of uranium.
Pressure point on Iran
The Times – Leading articles: The Bush Administrations offer to join nuclear talks with Iran is the right move at the right juncture. The conditions that Washington has set the verifiable suspension of Irans uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities and full co-operation with International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors are not Americas alone.
Package of terms (no sanctions included) for Iran
New York Times: The United States, Russia, China and three leading nations of Europe announced an agreement Thursday on a package of incentives intended to resolve the nuclear crisis with Iran, shelving any punitive action by the Security Council until Iran has time to respond to the proposals.
